The Hyderabad Traffic Police have registered a criminal case against two persons after a video showing a woman sitting on the rooftop of an illegally modified car while it was being driven on the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) road went viral on social media.
According to the police, the video was uploaded on X on July 14, showing a car bearing registration number TG08AG9218 travelling towards Shamshabad on the RGIA road. The vehicle was being driven by G. Sai Tharun, while V. Lakshmi Priyanka, an IT employee from Prakasam district, was seen seated on the rooftop of the moving vehicle.
An inquiry by the RGIA Traffic Police revealed that the vehicle had been illegally modified by removing or opening its roof without authorisation. Based on a complaint lodged by the RGIA Traffic Police Station, a case has been registered against both the individuals at the RGI Airport Police Station under Sections 125 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).