Lucknow: Remember the scooter ride that Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi took couple of days ago, when the police tried to block her way to the house of retired IPS officers S.R. Darapuri, in Lucknow?

Well, the owner of the scooter Rajdeep Singh has been issued a challan of Rs 6,300 by the traffic police.

Vadra sat pillion with Congress leader Dheeraj Gurjar and the duo rode to the residence of former IPS officer SR Darapuri, who was arrested for protesting against the amended Citizenship Act last week.

During the ride on December 28, neither Dheeraj Gurjar nor Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wore helmets, violating traffic rules.

“I was going towards Polytechnic crossing when I saw Priyanka and Dheeraj Gurjar. Dheeraj requested for my scooter because Priyanka belongs to such a big family. I could not refuse to give her my vehicle,” Rajdeep Singh told ANI.

He said that he got to know about the challan of Rs 6,300 on December 29. “I will pay it myself. I cannot ask for the amount from the Congress or Priyanka Gandhi,” he said.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hitched a ride on a scooter, when the police tried to block her way to the house of retired IPS officers S.R. Darapuri, in Lucknow on Saturday.

She was stopped by the police at Lohia Path in the UP capital. But she sped away on a scooter, driven by party Secretary Dheeraj Gurjar. They were later stopped at the Polytechnic Square, form there she walked to Darapuri’s residence.

It was a dramatic scene at the Lohia Path with state party chief Ajay Kumar Lallu and other Congress leaders, like Jitin Prasada and Acharya Pramod Krishnam, sprinting behind her.

Priyanka Gandhi later alleged that she was manhandled by the police and “grabbed by the neck for no reason”.