India, March 20 -- As many as 12 motorcyclists have been booked for alleged reckless riding, racing, and attempting to charge at a traffic constable on the Western Express Highway (WEH) on Wednesday morning.

According to the police, around 7 am, constable Satish Todankar received information from the control room about a group of bikers riding dangerously on both the northbound and southbound carriageways of the WEH. Acting on the alert, Todankar and his team set up a naka at the Agripada bridge ramp on the southbound carriageway in Santacruz (East).

At around 7.10 am, a group of nearly 50-60 motorcyclists approached from the Vile Parle side, allegedly riding recklessly. "On spotting the police, several riders accelerated, swerved past ...