Singer climbs sea link railing, shoots video of stunt; FIR filed
Yasser Desai
(35), after he allegedly climbed the railing of the Bandra-Worli sea link and performed a dangerous stunt early in the morning.
They lodged an FIR against him and two aides after clips of the stunt went viral.
Police are probing whether the stunt was related to any upcoming music video's launch. Desai is said to have sung over 50 songs in Hindi films.
Motorists who shot videos of the stunt, some of whom suspected a suicide attempt, alerted police on social media. "We reviewed the CCTV on the sea link and found that a person stopped his car on reaching the bridge.
He was accompanied by two others. He climbed the bridge's edge while the other two captured his act. They later left in the car," said a Bandra police officer. "The motive will be known once he is brought to the police station.
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Sections 285 (danger in public way), 281 (rash driving), 125 (endangering life or personal safety of others), 3 (5) (criminal act committed by several persons in furtherance of a common intention) of BNS and 184 (dangerous driving) of Motor Vehicles Act have been invoked. —V Narayan
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