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Madhya Pradesh Widens 'No Helmet, No Petrol' Enforcement to Jabalpur as Bhopal Lodges FIRs

Food department teams are inspecting petrol pumps under the Essential Commodities Act to enforce helmet compliance.

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A milkman in Indore used a milk can lid as a helmet to get petrol. The stunt went viral, but officials shut the pump for ignoring the helmet rule enforcement. (Representative image)

Overview

  • Jabalpur district administration implemented the helmet-linked fuel ban on August 5, joining Indore and Bhopal in barring riders without helmets from refueling.
  • Bhopal’s Food Department began reviewing CCTV footage on August 6 and carried out inspections in Berasia and Bhojpura for rule violations.
  • FIRs were lodged against three Bhopal petrol stations—Shridev Kripa Fuels, Rajdhani Fuels Kisan Seva Kendra and BR Petrol Pump—for dispensing fuel to helmetless riders, failing to maintain stock registers and lacking explosive licences, leading to the seizure of 10 579 litres of excess fuel.
  • District collectors have warned that petrol pump owners and riders violating the rule face fines under Section 129 of the MP Motor Vehicle Act and charges under the Essential Commodities Act.
  • In Indore, authorities sealed a Palda-area petrol pump after a viral video showed a rider using a milk tank lid as a makeshift helmet to bypass the ban.