Amazon will stop selling devices that disable seatbelt alarms in India.


Following a request from the Indian government, Amazon will stop selling items in India that can turn off seatbelt alerts.

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The Transport Ministry told CNN Business on Thursday that it had sent a notice to Amazon (AMZN),

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ordering it to take down listings of replacement seatbelt clips that can be used to stop car alarms going off when someone isn’t buckled in.

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In India, the items are lawful. However, according to Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in a Reuters interview,

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many use them "to avoid wearing seatbelts." The move was initially reported by the news agency.

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In a statement released on Thursday, Amazon informed CNN Business that "the products in question are no longer accessible."

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2020 saw a decrease in fatalities to 133,200 as pandemic lockdowns take hold.

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