Ahmedabad: A 19-year-old was booked in Ahmedabad for allegedly modifying a motorcycle silencer and creating excessive noise on a public road, police said.According to a complaint filed at Vadaj police station, officers on patrol near Old Vadaj Circle on Friday spotted a motorcycle producing unusually loud noise and causing noise pollution. During inspection, the silencer’s sound level was measured at 122.1 decibels using a sound level meter.Police cited a city notification stating that noise levels between 6am and 10pm must not exceed 55 decibels. They said the recorded level was well above the permitted limit and violated the police commissioner’s public order notification.The motorcycle was seized, the youth was detained, and further investigation is underway.
