 Puducherry bans use of sirens in cars of VIPs
Puducherry’s Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has banned the use of sirens in the cars of VIPs in the union territory. However, the ban is not applicable to emergency service vehicles like ambulances and fire trucks. Bedi, a retired IPS officer, has also issued directives that the cars of VIPs will no longer have special privileges like the stopping of traffic.