India, Nov. 22 -- MEERUT A car driver in Shahjahanpur was fined Rs.10,000 for allegedly refusing to give way to a government ambulance ferrying a critically ill woman, delaying its movement for nearly 25 minutes. A purported video of him surfaced on social media, drawing widespread criticism, police said on Friday.

According to officials, the incident occurred on Wednesday night when a white sedan kept driving ahead of the ambulance for nearly 6 km, ignoring its siren throughout. The vehicle continued to block the emergency van, from Kachahri crossing onwards, even as the ambulance crew repeatedly appealed for passage.

Inside the ambulance was a woman patient, a resident of Sainik Vihar, suffering from acute dyspnoea, requiring immediat...