India, May 30 -- A seemingly minor incident involving rainwater splashing escalated into a violent road rage episode in Bengaluru, leaving a businessman with a severely injured finger that required surgery.

According to a report by Times of India, the incident occurred on the night of May 26 near Railway Colony on Magadi Road.

Jayant Shekhar, a resident of Magadi Road, was returning home with his wife, Parvati, and mother-in-law, Manjula, after dinner when his electric vehicle passed through a flooded section of the road. In the process, water splashed onto a nearby car, triggering a heated reaction from its occupants, the report added.

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