The Woman who drove on railway tracks in Telangana is not a Muslim
A video (here, here, here and here) of a woman driving a car on railway tracks is going viral on social media platforms. It is being shared with the claim that a Muslim woman drove the car on railway tracks in Telangana. Through this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in these posts.
Claim: The viral video shows a Muslim woman driving a car on railway tracks in Telangana.
Fact: The woman involved in the incident is Vamika Soni, a 34-year-old from Lucknow. The FIR related to this case confirms her identity that she is not a Muslim. Hence, the claim is FALSE.
To find the truth, we performed a keyword search using terms like “woman drives on railway track in Telangana,” which led us to several news reports (here, here and here), including those from The Hindu and Hindustan Times. These reports, along with keyframes from the viral video, confirm that the incident took place on 26 June 2025. Vomika Soni, a 34-year-old woman from Lucknow, drove her car for about 7 km along railway tracks near Shankarpalli in Telangana’s Rangareddy district, disrupting Hyderabad–Bengaluru train services for nearly an hour. She allegedly brandished a rod at bystanders, threw stones, and resisted arrest while reportedly under the influence of alcohol. Sony was arrested by the Telangana Police and handed over to the railway police, who booked her for trespassing and damaging public property.
To find the details of the case and the identity of the accused, we accessed the FIRs related to this case. It was revealed that two FIRs were registered, one at RPS Vikarabad (FIR No. 102/2025), where the suspect’s name was not mentioned, and another at Shankarpally Cyberabad Police Station (FIR No. 250/2025). The latter FIR identifies the woman as Vamika Soni, confirming that she is not a Muslim, contrary to the claims being made in viral posts.
To sum up, the woman who drove on railway tracks in Telangana is not a Muslim.