Overview
- A viral video from July 11 showed a six‑year‑old girl behind the wheel of a car on the Gandhamguda–Bairagiguda road as local motorists stopped the vehicle and confronted her grandfather, a serving Sub‑Inspector.
- Cyberabad Traffic Police registered a case under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 180 and 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act for permitting an unauthorised person to drive and dangerous driving.
- Telangana’s DGP ordered a departmental inquiry and the officer, identified as Pujari Thirupathi, was suspended; police seized the vehicle as the formal investigation continues.
- The Transport Department cancelled the car’s registration for one year and placed a record that will bar the minor from receiving a driving licence until she is 25 years old; officials also noted the vehicle had multiple unpaid challans.
- The case highlights how social media footage sped official accountability and may lead to stricter enforcement of laws against allowing juveniles to drive, with transport authorities citing thousands of similar cancellations in the past year as precedent.