The news that the motor vehicle department had fined a young woman for riding a modified bike without a helmet went viral on social media. But there are discussions going on in the virtual world right now that it is the fans of a famous Malayalam star who gave the girl ‘work’. The girl was targeted after discussions and comments on fan fight clubs on the online platform went too far.
A few days ago, a video of a young woman riding a bike in style in the background of the song ‘Rakshasi’ from the movie ‘Nammal’ appeared on social media. It was posted by the Instagram account ‘ShortgrL’. With this video, the trolls of the Fan Fight Club released another video that insulted a famous Malayalam star. The young woman shared the troll video on her page. With this, the fans took to the stage with obscene remarks and threats against the young lady.
Cyber Bullers asked the girl to withdraw the video and apologize, but she refused. Subsequently, mass reported and removed the controversial video from the page. But the fans’ anger did not end there. They approached the Kerala Motor Vehicles Department with a complaint along with a video of the girl. The Department of Motor Vehicles was compelled to take action after receiving several complaints against the girl.
As part of the proceedings, officials from the Department of Motor Vehicles arrived at the woman’s home in Kollam and found that the girl only had a license to drive a scooter without gear. She was fined Rs 10,000 for riding a bike with gear, Rs 10,000 for altering the bike, and Rs 500 for not wearing a helmet.
The obscenity against them is still active on the young woman’s page. At the same time, many people came out in support of the girl. Supporters of the young woman are raising the question of ‘why only one girl is being punished when tens of thousands of videos of men exposing motor vehicle laws are circulating on social media’. “If you look at the action of the Department of Motor Vehicles, it seems that in this country, only women drive without helmets,” they said.