THRISSUR: Police arrested a man who performed daring stunts on a roller skate amidst busy traffic in Swaraj Round. Subrata Mondal (25), a native of Ashrapur in West Bengal, was arrested by the East Police at around noon on Tuesday.

A case has been registered for hazardous stunts risking the lives of other road commuters. The video of the stunt also went viral on the internet. In the video, Subrata was seen hanging on a moving auto rickshaw. He soon lifted his hand from the vehicle to go zig-zag amidst crammed traffic. In one scary moment, Subrata escaped from a fast-moving bus by a whisker.

Despite starting an investigation into the case, the East Police failed to locate the skater initially. While the police were struggling to locate him, Subrata appeared again with roller skates at Swaraj making things easier for the officials. Sub-Inspector Bipin P. Nair led the investigation.

The accused was produced in court and released on bail after paying a fine. Civil police officers C. Sasidharan and C. Sachin arrested the accused.