Director Rohit Shetty faces legal trouble over using 'Police' stickers on his private vehicles
Bollywood filmmaker Rohit Shetty faces legal trouble for allegedly using unauthorized “Police” stickers and police-style lights on his private vehicles, a violation of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Reports suggest that at least two of Shetty’s personal SUVs were modified with markings and lighting typically reserved for official law enforcement vehicles. Under Section 177 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, such usage is considered illegal and can attract penalties. Only authorized police and law enforcement personnel are permitted to display such identifiers.
As of now, Rohit Shetty and his legal team have not issued any official statement regarding the allegations about the use of police stickers and lights on his vehicles.
Traffic authorities have confirmed that the vehicles in question are registered in Shetty’s name. Officials reiterated that private vehicles are not allowed to carry “Police” stickers, logos, or similar insignia, even after amendments made to the law in 2019.
The development comes weeks after a separate security incident at Shetty’s residence in Juhu. On January 31, unidentified gunmen opened fire outside his apartment. The attack was later claimed by members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who issued warnings in a social media post.
In a viral social media post, individuals identified as Shubham Lonkar, Arju Bishnoi, and Hari Boxer Hasan Sambhu warned Shetty against interfering in their activities. They described the shooting as a “small trailer” and threatened further escalation if their warning was ignored. Following the attack, authorities sealed Shetty’s residence and increased security in the area.
On the professional front, Rohit Shetty recently confirmed the 5th installment of the comedy film series -Golmaal. The introduction video included the OG star cast of the film- Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu, Sharman Joshi and Tushar Kapoor. But another stellar actor who will be joining the cast will be Akshay Kumar to everyone's surprise.
- With inputs from agencies
