Mumbai Man Fined ₹2000 For Offering Lift To Strangers Stuck In The Rain

We always talk about how nuclear families are alienating children from their grandparents, thereby leading to an inherent lack of respect for elders. Additionally, the theory on how attachment to virtual people and social media have decreased our sense of empathy has been doing the rounds. But are those really the factors that are making us more selfish? Or, as proven by a Mumbai man, is it obsolete Government-approved laws that are keeping us from being helpful?

According to Nitin Nair’s Facebook post, he was fined by the police for helping some people out in their time of need. So, he had no choice but to warn everyone to not help others.

“please read and be aware. My intention of this post is not to criticize or sham our system, law, judiciary, or police.
I’m writing this just to make car owners aware of such law. I’m sure most of them like me are unaware of this law.”

We all know how difficult it’s to avail public vehicles when it’s raining in Mumbai. So, all Nitin did was to help such people out and in return he got punished for it.

Now, if you’re surprised after hearing this, don’t worry, because even Nitin was baffled by this turn of events. So, he tried to get to the bottom of it and understand what’s actually happening.

Although it’s true that such a law exists, it’s odd that it was slapped on Nitin when he was clearly not taking money for giving those people a lift. But as Nitin had agreed to the “crime”, he had to do the needful.

Unless you’ve learnt every single line in the law book, it’s highly probable that anybody knows about this particular law. And the question isn’t about whether you know about it or not. The question is about whether it’s a very logical rule or not. Because, as Nitin says, if someone is really in need of help, should they help them or let them be because they’re breaking the law?

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