Haryana boy rides on car roof, says policeman father will protect him, video goes viral

A teenager from Haryana has sparked concern on social media after a video of him sitting on the roof of a moving car and claiming his policeman father would "protect him" went viral. The clip has drawn widespread criticism for promoting reckless behaviour.

Posted on Instagram, the video has garnered over four million views. It shows the teenager sitting on Mahindra Thar's roof as it drives along a busy road, followed by footage of his father, dressed in a police uniform, sitting inside the vehicle. The video is captioned in Hindi: "Tu maar mai dekh lunga, ye kehne vaale papa hai mere" ("You hit, I'll handle it; I have a father who says this").

The vlogger, identified as Rakshit, has an Instagram account featuring similar daredevil stunts, including one video with a staggering 36 million views pinned to his profile.