Nine-year-old boy drives his dad’s Ferrari

An Indian father who let his nine-year-old son drive his Ferrari has been arrested.

Mohammed Nisham was charged with endangering the life of a child and allowing a minor to drive and released on bail.

Nisham’s wife Amal filmed the boy driving the sports car on his ninth birthday two weeks ago with his five-year-old brother in the passenger seat.

The video was widely watched on YouTube and created an outrage across India, causing police to file charges.

India’s economic boom has created a class of super-rich. Nisham, who has a tobacco and property business, owns 18 cars worth around £2.5 million.

The boy’s parents were unabashed.

“I am proud of him. He’s been driving since he was five,” said his mother.