India, Aug. 8 -- A doctor in Bengaluru took to social media to share his ordeal after his car, parked legally on a public road, was repeatedly vandalised, tyres punctured, body scratched, and windshield smeared with mud.

The post, which has since gone viral, highlights a growing trend in Bengaluru where some residents allegedly treat public streets as personal property and lash out at anyone who parks there.

"Which other country lets you skip building a parking spot, add an extra room instead, claim public road as your personal parking, and grants you divine rights to vandalise any car 'lawfully' parked there?" he wrote.

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