I'd imagine India has some pretty insane stuff driving around so that's not surprising. The US effectively did that (arguably even more extremely) 15 years ago with the "cash for clunkers" thing.
There's this bizarre alternative history around "cash for clunkers" where an incentive program has been rewritten as this great evil that forced older vehicles off the road. All participation was voluntary. While internet commentators bemoan the "classic" cars scrapped in the program, these were almost certainly in terrible condition - people with classic cars in good condition know their value (or at least the party taking it as a trade-in does).