Sonu Sood Breaks Silence After Facing Flak For Riding Bike Without Helmet

Sonu Sood took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to react to the viral video showing him riding a bike shirtless and without a helmet in the Spiti Valley. The clip went viral earlier in the day with social media users criticising him for flouting traffic rules. Hours later, the Dabanng actor has clarified that the video was a part of a shoot.

Sonu Sood responds to the Lahaul and Spiti Police report 

After the video of Sonu Sood from Spiti Valley went viral, social media users tagged the Himachal Pradesh police, demanding stringent action against the actor. The law enforcement took cognisance of the matter, and the initial investigation revealed that the slip shared was from 2023.  In his latest statement, Sonu Sood has confirmed the same.

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Sharing the video on the social media platform, the actor wrote, “Safety First. 🪖 We always abide by the laws, and an old clip without the helmet was a part of our script. So kindly ignore.” He shared the video in response to the Lahaul and Spiti Police's post on X. He continued in the caption, "RIDE SAFE. RIDE SMART. ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET." His clarification is now doing the rounds on social media. 

A row erupted when a social media user shared a video of the actor claiming that he was riding in the Spiti Valley without safety equipment. Netizens majorly critiqued the actor for the same, as the video came days after he preached the importance of following traffic rules went viral.

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In April, Sonu Sood's wife was in a car accident in which she sustained minor injuries. At the time, the actor made a video message urging his followers to always abide by traffic rules and wear a seat belt when travelling in a four-wheeler. 

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In his message, the actor shared, “There is a very important message. Last week, there was a very big accident in Nagpur in which my wife, her nephew and her sister were inside the car. The whole world has seen the condition of the car. You know that if anyone saved them, it was the seat belt.”.

Sonu Sood's latest post confirms that the clip was a part of a shoot.