India, June 26 -- A 70-year-old rickshaw driver's life came to a tragic end on Tuesday, after a brutal road rage encounter left him humiliated, traumatised, and pushed beyond despair. Hours after allegedly being detained and harassed by a car driver who accused him of damaging his vehicle, the elderly man returned home, unable to bear the shame or the financial burden - and took his own life.

According to Vishnunagar police, the senior citizen - a lifelong resident of the Thakurwadi locality - had spent decades ferrying passengers in his autorickshaw to support his small family, including his wife, son, and daughter-in-law. On Tuesday evening, while driving passengers toward Dombivli station, his rickshaw accidentally grazed a car. The m...