A video of a biker, allegedly drunk, riding on a footpath in Mumbai and misbehaving with a man questioning his actions has surfaced online. An X user named Paresh Patel recorded the incident from his building's window showing the helmetless man riding his two-wheeler on the footpath and breaking into a fight after being asked to ride down on the main road.
The incident threw light on the biker violating rules in broad daylight and arguing with those condemning his footpath ride. The clip recorded the man pinning down the elderly man to the ground and hurling abuses at him.
Video surfaces (Warning: Abusive language)
@CPMumbaiPolice @MTPHereToHelp FYI. Riding on footpath, no helmet, drunken ( as mentioned by people seen in vdo), rowdiness, beating an older person on asking to ride down, using filthy words; I asked not to use those due to kids, threatened to throw beer bottle at my home later! pic.twitter.com/A0lVgyXKCe
— Paresh C Patel (@patelpareshc) February 26, 2025
Biker slaps, pushes and hurls abuses at elderly man
Shockingly, nobody stopped the 'drunk' man from pushing the elderly person on the ground. A few people gathered at the spot as the fight emerged, but they were caught laughing on camera. The visuals suggested no one dared to step forward and genuinely back the man disapproving the rider's act of taking his two-wheeler on the footpath (restricted for vehicular movement and meant for pedestrians).
Locals caught laughing on cam
In the video, the biker parked his vehicle and got down to hit the elderly man. He shouted abusive words at him and pushed the man, resulting in his fall. As the person stood up and continued pointing fingers at him, the biker furiously attacked him further. He slapped the man despite a few locals appearing to control his rage.
"Maa k* bhos**! Uncle, ijjat se baat karo. Kya karega? Hatt. Mad***hod", the biker said while attacking the man. Speaking to the public around, he later explained the incident and claimed the uncle was walking on the footpath and ignored his honk. He stated that the elderly man didn't move from his way despite the biker honking to alert him. However, it was the helmetless biker who was wrongly riding on the pedestrian path and violating road safety norms.
Dog barks at biker
The visuals showed a dog entering the scene and approaching the elderly man. It stood near him as if it came in for his protection. The animal was heard barking at the biker.
Meanwhile, Patel, the resident of a nearby building, who was shooting the incident on his phone, asked the rider to stop abusing the elderly person.
X user reports incident to Mumbai Traffic Police
Patel shared the video on X and reported the incident to the Mumbai Traffic Police. In his post, he tagged the official handles of the city police and wrote, "FYI. Riding on footpath, no helmet, drunken ( as mentioned by people seen in vdo), rowdiness, beating an older person on asking to ride down, using filthy words; I asked not to use those due to kids, threatened to throw beer bottle at my home later!".
City police responds to online video
Mumbai Police responded to the X post and first asked Patel to inform them about the location of the incident. He didn't publicly post the location but messaged the police over a personal chat. However, he was asked to lodge a complaint at the nearest police station for necessary action.