Overview

• The SUV was extracted from swampy sand on Dumas beach on July 22 after being stranded for nearly 36 hours.
• Police arrested 50-year-old owner Aksar Abdulla Shah on July 23 for rash driving under section 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Assistant Commissioner Deep Vakil said authorities will notify the insurer to refuse any compensation for the damages.
• The stunt exposed lapses in enforcing the four-wheeler ban on the ecologically sensitive beach despite regular patrols and signage.
• Officials are deploying tougher legal and insurance measures to prevent viral-driven vehicle stunts in restricted coastal zones.