Police in Gurugram, a major satellite city southwest of New Delhi in the northern Indian state of Haryana, have opened an investigation after a video showing a car ramming a motorcycle went viral on social media, reigniting debates about road safety and the treatment of women riders in India. The footage, shared by the victim — a biker who goes by the name Sia — shows a car colliding with her motorcycle on Golf Course Road before driving away without stopping.
Sia says the incident was a deliberate hit-and-run and has described it as attempted murder. She says two separate recordings of the collision exist, including footage from a camera mounted on her motorcycle, which she claims shows the car switching lanes to strike her bike before fleeing the scene. "One video shows you switching directly from the first to the third lane to hit and then run away," she said in a video statement posted to Instagram. She added that the car had been following her group before the collision and that the driver had gestured at her to stop — suggesting, she says, that he was aware she was a woman, contrary to his claims.
The driver, identified as Kalyan Baisla, has denied acting deliberately. He has claimed that a group of 22 to 23 bikers was riding aggressively, repeatedly overtaking his car and slowing down in front of it, and that Sia suddenly turned while he was making a U-turn, leaving him little time to react. His lawyer said his client "got a bit agitated because the bikers were pestering him." Sia has firmly rejected this account, arguing that no amount of provocation justified chasing riders or failing to stop after a collision. She said she suffered knee injuries but credited her protective riding gear — shoes and gloves — with preventing more serious harm.
Sia also raised pointed questions about the police response, noting that Gurugram Police had reached out to her via Instagram after her post went viral, even though the vehicle's registration number had been visible in her original upload. She questioned why the driver had not been arrested and was instead giving media interviews. Police have confirmed they took suo motu cognisance of the footage — meaning they initiated action on their own without waiting for a formal complaint — and registered a First Information Report, or FIR, the standard first step in the Indian criminal justice process, at a local police station.
The incident has struck a nerve across India, drawing attention to broader concerns about road safety, accountability for dangerous driving, and the specific vulnerabilities faced by women motorcyclists. Sia said the episode had made her question whether women could safely ride on roads in Gurugram and Delhi, while also criticising traffic enforcement for focusing disproportionately on bikers over reckless car drivers. As the investigation continues, the case has become a flashpoint for public discussion about who holds power — and responsibility — on India's roads.