Overview

• On July 20 a woman performed the trending ‘aura farming’ dance atop a moving Mercedes-Benz in the Kharghar area.
• Police traced the blurred licence plate via traffic CCTV to 24-year-olds Alfesh Azam Sheikh and Rafique Sulde, who lacked valid driving licences.
• Sheikh and Sulde were booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections covering rash driving, negligent conduct with machinery, endangering life and attempt to commit culpable homicide.
• Provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act were also invoked alongside the criminal charges.
• Both accused were released on notice pending further investigation and have issued public apologies questioning the severity of potential penalties.