A newly purchased Mahindra Scorpio Classic sitting on top of a two-storey house has turned an otherwise quiet neighbourhood in Bihar into the subject of widespread online attention.
The unusual scene comes from Gopalganj district, where a family reportedly hired a crane to lift the SUV onto the roof of their home because of concerns that the vehicle could be stolen or tampered with while its owner was away.
A video of the operation, showing the large SUV suspended above the ground before being lowered onto the rooftop, has since spread widely across social media.
What Happened in Gopalganj?
According to local media reports, the incident took place in Meera Tola, under the Manjha police station area of Gopalganj.
The Scorpio Classic reportedly belongs to Manoj Yadav, who works in Israel. The vehicle had been purchased relatively recently and was being looked after at home while Yadav was abroad.
Reports say a driver had initially been engaged to operate and look after the SUV. After the driver was no longer available, however, the family became concerned about leaving the vehicle parked at ground level for an extended period.
Their solution was far from conventional: move the entire vehicle to the roof.
Crane Called In to Lift the Scorpio
The viral footage captures the most striking part of the operation.
A large crane can be seen lifting the Scorpio Classic into the air before manoeuvring it towards the roof of the two-storey residential building. People gathered nearby as the SUV was gradually positioned and lowered onto the rooftop.
The sight of a full-sized SUV hanging from a crane and being transported above a house quickly gave the video its viral appeal.
While rooftop parking is hardly a practical everyday solution, in this case the vehicle appears to have been placed there for storage rather than regular use.
Theft Concerns Reportedly Behind the Decision
Media reports attribute the family's decision to concerns about the Scorpio's security during the owner's absence.
The family reportedly feared that leaving the vehicle accessible at ground level could expose it to theft or tampering. With nobody available to regularly use the SUV, they opted to move it somewhere far harder to reach.
The video itself confirms that a Scorpio was lifted onto a residential rooftop by crane. Details about the family's motivation, the owner's identity and circumstances surrounding the decision come from local and media reports rather than from the footage alone.
Earlier reports about the viral clip had also noted that some details surrounding the video's location and ownership had not initially been independently verified. Subsequent local reporting has identified the location as Gopalganj and the owner as Manoj Yadav.
Viral Parking Solution Raises a Bigger Safety Question
The unusual theft-prevention method may keep the SUV away from street-level access, but it creates another obvious issue: whether the residential structure was designed to support the additional load.
Publicly available reports do not establish whether a structural assessment of the building was conducted before the Scorpio was placed on the roof.
That distinction matters. A passenger vehicle represents a substantial concentrated load, and the ability of a residential rooftop to safely support one depends on the building's structural design and condition.
There is also the practical question of retrieval. Unless another suitable access arrangement exists, bringing the Scorpio back to ground level would likely require another lifting operation.
Social Media Turns the Rooftop Scorpio Into a Viral Sight
The spectacle has attracted attention largely because it transforms an ordinary concern — keeping a vehicle secure — into an extraordinary visual.
Instead of relying solely on conventional parking or security measures, the family effectively moved the SUV out of street-level reach altogether.
For now, the Scorpio on the Gopalganj rooftop has become less a parking story than an internet curiosity: a dramatic example of how far someone may go when worried about protecting a valuable vehicle.
What remains unclear from publicly available reporting is how long the SUV will stay on the roof, whether the structure was assessed for the load, and when — or how — the vehicle will eventually return to the road.
