Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Gwalior Man Fined Rs 5,500 Over Kiss-Marked Car
A man in Gwalior had more than 3,400 kiss marks put on his car.
The marks were made by his girlfriend as a decoration.
Pictures of the car spread on social media after it was driven on the roads.
Police told the man to clean the car.
They also fined him Rs 5,500.
The action used rules in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
These rules say that some changes to a vehicle must follow official procedures.
The fine included penalties under two sections of the law.
Gwalior resident Aditya Sikarwar was fined Rs 5,500 after his Swift car displayed more than 3,400 kiss marks.
Police acted two days after the car began using the roads and images spread on social media.
Sikarwar said his girlfriend decorated the car following what he called a foreign trend.
The penalty was imposed under Section 52 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, concerning unauthorized vehicle alterations.
The total included a Rs 5,000 penalty under Section 182A(4) and a Rs 500 first-offence penalty under Section 177.
- Who
- Gwalior resident Aditya Sikarwar and his girlfriend were involved; police imposed the penalty.
- What
- Sikarwar was fined Rs 5,500 and told to remove more than 3,400 kiss marks from his car.
- When
- Police acted two days after the car began plying on the roads and images circulated on social media.
- Where
- Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The car was treated as having an alteration not permitted under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
- Fine
- Rs 5,500
- Vehicle
- White Swift car
- Number of marks
- More than 3,400 kiss marks
- Primary provision
- Section 52 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
- Specific penalty
- Section 182A(4) allows imprisonment of up to six months or a Rs 5,000 fine for unauthorized alterations.
- Additional penalty
- Section 177 provides a Rs 500 first-offence penalty where no specific penalty applies.
- Required action
- The owner was asked to clean the car and remove the marks.