Haryana Director General of Police O P Singh’s recent comments linking Mahindra & Mahindra’s Thar to rash driving has resulted in renewed attention on the SUV’s brand image at a time when the vehicle has figured in some widely reported incidents across northern India. Singh told reporters that Thar owners “perform stunts on the road” and said that “whoever has a Thar, his mind would not be in the right place” -- remarks that quickly circulated online.

The comments follow a series of high-visibility cases in which the Thar has appeared prominently. In mid-October, a speeding Thar allegedly hit two sisters walking near Chandigarh’s Sector 46, killing one and critically injuring the other before the SUV fled the spot. Police later traced the vehicle after analysing CCTV footage, according to

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