LUCKNOW, April 8 -- Multiple videos showing youths performing dangerous stunts with cars in Gomti Nagar surfaced on social media on Tuesday, prompting police to begin an investigation into the matter.

The visuals, purportedly shot near the offices of senior police officers including the additional deputy commissioner of police (East) and the assistant commissioner of police (Gomti Nagar), have sparked concerns over public safety and law enforcement on city roads at night.

In the first 18-second video, four to five cars, including an SUV, were parked in the middle of the road, with some individuals standing on rooftops and others hanging out of sunroofs and doors. The second 10-second clip showed a speeding sedan with youth dangerously l...