Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Dhokla, Road Pits and Kiss Marks Fuel Viral India
These are five unusual stories that became popular online in India.
One family brought homemade food onto an IndiGo flight and ate together in the cabin.
Some people criticized them for treating the plane like a buffet.
In Kanpur, an MLA climbed into a deep hole to protest damaged roads after heavy rain.
In Gwalior, a man was fined after his girlfriend covered his car with thousands of lipstick marks.
A hospital prescription telling a man to stay away from his wife may have been fake, and officials asked police to investigate.
In Madhya Pradesh, a stray dog carried away a bag containing jewellery and cash.
Police found the bag through CCTV, and everything inside was recovered.
A family shared homemade food and applied press-on nails aboard an IndiGo flight, drawing criticism over cabin behavior.
Samajwadi Party MLA Hasan Roomi climbed into an 18-foot road crater in Kanpur to protest monsoon-related damage.
Gwalior resident Aditya Sikarwar was fined Rs 5,500 after his girlfriend left about 3,400 lipstick marks on his car.
A viral prescription allegedly advising a husband to “stay away from wife” prompted SSKM Hospital to complain to police and question its authenticity.
Police recovered Rs 4 lakh in jewellery after CCTV showed a stray dog carrying a food-containing bag from Mandsaur District Hospital.
- Who
- The people involved include an IndiGo-travelling family, Samajwadi Party MLA Hasan Roomi, Gwalior resident Aditya Sikarwar, SSKM Hospital officials, and police investigating a hospital theft.
- What
- The compilation describes unusual viral incidents involving in-flight dining, a road protest, a traffic fine, a disputed prescription, and a dog carrying away valuables.
- When
- The road protest occurred on a Thursday; the prescription was purportedly dated August 14, and the hospital bag disappeared between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on August 24.
- Where
- The incidents occurred aboard an IndiGo flight, in Kanpur, Gwalior, SSKM Hospital, and Mandsaur District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The family wanted to eat homemade food, Roomi wanted to protest deteriorating roads, the prescription became a police matter because of questions about its authenticity, and the dog apparently took the bag because it contained food.
Reported Events
Criticism and Doubts
Eating homemade food on a flight
Reported Events
The family brought disposable plates and ate homemade food during the flight, apparently choosing it over the regular in-flight meal.
Criticism and Doubts
Online critics said the issue was not bringing food itself but turning a shared aircraft cabin into something resembling a wedding buffet.
Authenticity of the hospital prescription
Reported Events
The viral prescription purportedly recorded that a wife had bitten her husband and advised him to stay away from her.
Criticism and Doubts
SSKM officials said staff had no recollection of such a patient, raising the possibility that the prescription was not issued there and may have been digitally generated.
- Flight incident
- A family reportedly ate samosas, dhoklas, theplas and namkeen aboard an IndiGo flight.
- Kanpur road crater
- The collapsed section of VIP Road in Jajmau was described as about 18 feet deep and five metres wide.
- Protest duration
- Hasan Roomi reportedly remained in the crater for nearly five hours despite rain.
- Car fine
- Traffic police issued Aditya Sikarwar a Rs 5,500 challan.
- Lipstick marks
- About 3,400 kiss marks were reportedly placed on the car over four hours.
- Prescription dispute
- SSKM officials said doctors and nurses did not recall the reported patient and complained to Bhabanipur police.
- Recovered valuables
- Jewellery worth around Rs 4 lakh and approximately Rs 2,000 in cash were recovered intact.