Cuddalore wedding party claims they are heading to hospital, police seize vehicle, put them in ambulance
The Hindu
Police said the five persons pleaded with the ambulance driver to let them go; a case has been booked
False claims by a wedding party, telling police that they were headed to a hospital in Puducherry for an emergency, landed them in trouble. The police seized the SUV they were travelling in and sent them in an ambulance, exposing their lies. According to police sources, a team was conducting checks on Bharathi Road in Cuddalore, during the intense lockdown on Monday, when they flagged down a vehicle and asked five persons to state their reason for travel. The group did not have an e-pass for emergency travel.
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