Gurgaon: A case has been registered against the owner of an e-rickshaw after a 14-year-old boy was found driving the vehicle in Jharsa on Wednesday.The incident came to light on May 7 near Jharsa Chowk when traffic zonal officer Ravindra Singh, who was on duty at the junction, noticed an e-rickshaw approaching from the Sector 15 side and suspected that the driver appeared underage.Police stopped the vehicle and questioned the boy, who told officials that he was driving the e-rickshaw to deliver laundry clothes for washing on behalf of the vehicle owner. He also informed police that he was 14 years and 6 months old and that both his parents had died.After verifying the information, the traffic officer informed the police control room and the Civil Lines police station. A case was registered against the vehicle owner under Section 79 of the Juvenile Justice Act (related to exploitation of a child employee) and Section 180 of the Motor Vehicles Act (deals with permitting an unauthorized person to drive a vehicle).“The action was part of an ongoing campaign against traffic violations and illegal employment of minors in the city,” ASI Vikas Verma, traffic police spokesperson, said.Officers said the accused, a resident of Pataudi currently staying in Sirhaul, has not yet been arrested and will be asked to join the investigation.“There is zero tolerance towards offenses involving minors,” the station house officer of Civil Lines police station said.
