Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Gwalior Police Fine Viral Lipstick-Covered Car After Social Media Stunt
A man in Gwalior decorated his Swift car with thousands of lipstick kiss marks.
He said a female friend made about 3,400 marks on the car.
The work took around three and a half hours and used lipstick costing about Rs 800-900.
They posted a video of the car online because they hoped it would become popular.
The video received millions of views.
Police saw the video and traced the car to the Thatipur area.
They fined the owner Rs 5,500 under traffic laws.
Police also made him clean all the lipstick off the car.
The owner said he did not know the stunt could violate the law and promised not to repeat it.
A Swift covered with about 3,400 lipstick kiss marks became a viral social-media video in Gwalior.
Police traced the car to Thatipur after it was allegedly seen moving quickly near the Patel Nagar-City Center area.
Owner Aditya Sikarwar was fined approximately Rs 5,500 under provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.
Police ordered Sikarwar to remove the lipstick marks, which he cleaned off at the traffic police station.
Sikarwar said a female friend created the marks in about three-and-a-half hours to follow a social-media trend.
- Who
- Gwalior traffic police and car owner Aditya Sikarwar; Sikarwar said a female friend decorated the car.
- What
- Police fined Sikarwar Rs 5,500 and ordered him to remove about 3,400 lipstick marks from his Swift.
- When
- The report was dated Aug. 25; police said the video had appeared on social media about two days earlier.
- Where
- Gwalior, with the car traced to Thatipur after appearing near the Patel Nagar-City Center area.
- Why
- Police said the vehicle’s unusual appearance and alleged traffic violation prompted an investigation; Sikarwar said the stunt was intended to make a viral social-media video.
Police account
Owner’s account
How the car was being used
Police account
Police said the video showed the lipstick-covered Swift allegedly moving at speed in the City Centre area and treated the incident as a traffic violation.
Owner’s account
Sikarwar said he had parked the car and stepped away while his female friend created the lipstick marks; he said he posted the video for social-media attention.
Reason for police action
Police account
Police said they traced the vehicle after the unusual video surfaced online and fined the owner under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Owner’s account
Sikarwar said he had not realized that making the reel could be illegal, but accepted the action, paid the fine and cleaned the car.
- Lipstick marks
- About 3,400
- Time to decorate car
- Approximately three and a half hours
- Estimated lipstick cost
- Rs 800-900
- Police fine
- Rs 5,500
- Video reach
- About 5.5 million views, or 55 lakh views
- Police station
- Gwalior traffic police station
- Legal basis
- Provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act
