The video of an off-duty SHO seizing a biker’s vehicle has caught a lot of attention online.
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00:00In the clip, a man in plain clothes was seen removing the key from a parked bike and asking the rider to show his license.
00:30A brief argument broke out between the two and soon some uniformed police officers arrived at the scene.
00:36The video was shared in April of 2025 with the claim that an off-duty SHO had stopped a biker without reason and seized his motorcycle.
00:44To verify the truth behind the viral video, a reverse image search of keyframes using Google Lens led to a YouTube channel run by Akshat Chinoria.
00:51The video was found to be around 9 months old and had been uploaded on 17 June of 2024.
00:57Akshat confirmed that the video was shot in Mahakal village in Himachal Pradesh.
01:01According to the video, Akshat and his friend were out for a ride when an off-duty SHO noticed that his friend's bike didn't have a rear number plate and removed its key.
01:09When he asked the rider for his license, the biker asked the SHO to show his ID card.
01:13This led to a brief argument.
01:14Soon after, more police officers arrived and issued a chalan of Rs. 4,500 for the missing number plate.
01:27To whom he looked at the