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Gwalior Lipstick-Kiss Car Stunt Ends In ₹5,500 Fine
A man in Gwalior had his car covered with about 3,400 lipstick kiss marks.
Reports differ on whether the woman who decorated it was his girlfriend or a female friend.
The decoration took about three-and-a-half hours.
The car was then driven on city roads and filmed for social media.
The video became popular online, with one report saying it received about 5.5 million views in a day.
Traffic police used the registration number shown on the car to find it.
Police said the car’s appearance had been changed and one report said it appeared to be speeding.
The owner paid a ₹5,500 fine and cleaned the car after police action.
A Maruti Suzuki Swift in Gwalior was covered with approximately 3,400 lipstick kiss marks.
Reports said the decoration took about three-and-a-half hours and was created for a social-media video.
The vehicle was driven around the city for two days, and footage reportedly went viral.
Gwalior traffic police traced the car through its visible registration number and brought it to the station.
Owner Aditya Sikarwar paid a ₹5,500 Motor Vehicles Act fine and removed the lipstick marks.
- Who
- Gwalior traffic police, Traffic Police Inspector Abhishek Raghuvanshi, and car owner Aditya Sikarwar; reports variously described the decorator as Sikarwar’s girlfriend or female friend.
- What
- Police fined Sikarwar ₹5,500 after his lipstick-covered Maruti Suzuki Swift appeared in a viral social-media video.
- Where
- The car was seen in Gwalior’s City Centre area, with one report specifying Patel Nagar-City Center, and was traced to Thatipur.
- When
- The car was reportedly driven around Gwalior for two days; Inspector Abhishek Raghuvanshi discussed the incident on Monday.
- Why
- Police cited the extensive alteration of the vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act; one report also said the video showed the car being driven at speed.
Police Enforcement View
Owner And Online Critics’ View
Whether the car decoration violated vehicle rules
Police Enforcement View
Police treated the extensive lipstick covering as an unauthorised alteration of the vehicle and imposed a fine under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Owner And Online Critics’ View
Sikarwar said he did not realise the decoration could lead to police action, while some online users questioned how the lipstick art violated traffic rules.
Whether the stunt created a traffic violation
Police Enforcement View
Police said the vehicle’s appearance had been substantially altered, and one report said it appeared to be speeding or being driven rashly in the video.
Owner And Online Critics’ View
Online critics questioned what dangerous stunt had been performed and whether the lipstick markings posed any safety risk.
Social-media trends and traffic enforcement
Police Enforcement View
Police warned that traffic rules should not be compromised to create viral online content and said similar stunts would be addressed strictly.
Owner And Online Critics’ View
Sikarwar described the decoration as an attempt to follow a social-media or “foreign” trend and said he had not intended to violate the law.
Key facts
- Vehicle
- Maruti Suzuki Swift
- Lipstick marks
- Approximately 3,400
- Decoration time
- About three-and-a-half hours; one report described it as nearly four hours
- Fine
- ₹5,500 under the Motor Vehicles Act
- Police action
- The vehicle was traced, taken to the traffic police station, and ordered to be cleaned
- Reported online reach
- One report said the video received approximately 5.5 million views within a day
- Owner’s response
- Aditya Sikarwar paid the fine, removed the lipstick marks, and said he had not known the decoration could be illegal
Quotes
Aditya Sikarwar
Owner of the lipstick-marked car
“Since I wasn't aware that doing so was illegal, after the police action, I cleaned the entire car body to remove the lipstick marks and paid a fine of Rs 5,500. One should never do anything that violates the law.”
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“She spent about three and a half hours working to create 3,400 lipstick marks all over the car and then uploaded a video of it on social media.”
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Abhishek Raghuvanshi
Traffic Police Inspector who described the viral video and police investigation
“Two days ago, a video went viral on social media showing a car with lipstick-like marks on its body moving in the City Centre area,”
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Sources
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