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| Indian nine-year-old's Ferrari joyride lands father in trouble | Indian nine-year-old's Ferrari joyride lands father in trouble |
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| Indian police have charged a man for allowing his nine-year-old son to drive his Ferrari. | Indian police have charged a man for allowing his nine-year-old son to drive his Ferrari. |
| Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala charged Mohammed Nisham with endangering the life of a child and allowing a minor to drive, Inspector MV Verghese said on Monday. | Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala charged Mohammed Nisham with endangering the life of a child and allowing a minor to drive, Inspector MV Verghese said on Monday. |
| Nisham's wife filmed the boy driving the sports car on his ninth birthday two weeks ago, with his seven-year-old brother in the passenger seat. The video went viral on YouTube, registering over 1m hits and caused an outrage across India, leading police to file charges. | Nisham's wife filmed the boy driving the sports car on his ninth birthday two weeks ago, with his seven-year-old brother in the passenger seat. The video went viral on YouTube, registering over 1m hits and caused an outrage across India, leading police to file charges. |
| India's economic boom has created a class of the super-rich, whose excesses are frequently in the news. | India's economic boom has created a class of the super-rich, whose excesses are frequently in the news. |
| Verghese said the boy's father, who has a thriving tobacco and real estate business, owns a stable of 18 cars worth an estimated $4m (£2.6m). | Verghese said the boy's father, who has a thriving tobacco and real estate business, owns a stable of 18 cars worth an estimated $4m (£2.6m). |
| Earlier this month, the 17-year-old son of a local Congress party politician in Maharashtra state was arrested after his SUV killed a toddler. The legal driving age in India is 18. | Earlier this month, the 17-year-old son of a local Congress party politician in Maharashtra state was arrested after his SUV killed a toddler. The legal driving age in India is 18. |
| Nisham has applied for bail and is expected to turn himself in at the police station close to his home near the port city of Kochi, Verghese said. | Nisham has applied for bail and is expected to turn himself in at the police station close to his home near the port city of Kochi, Verghese said. |
| He said police would most likely impound the Ferrari – which can reach speeds of over 170 miles an hour – while the case is ongoing. | |
| The parents of the boy are unabashed. "I am proud of him. He's been driving since he was five," said Amal Nisham, the boy's mother. | The parents of the boy are unabashed. "I am proud of him. He's been driving since he was five," said Amal Nisham, the boy's mother. |
| She said he had also driven the family's Lamborghini, Bentley and other cars. | |
| "It was his ninth birthday, and since he was insisting for months, we allowed him to drive the Ferrari. He is a cautious and confident driver," the mother told television channel NDTV. | "It was his ninth birthday, and since he was insisting for months, we allowed him to drive the Ferrari. He is a cautious and confident driver," the mother told television channel NDTV. |
| "It's not easy for a child to achieve such a feat at this young age," she said. | "It's not easy for a child to achieve such a feat at this young age," she said. |
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