Chennai: A 61-year-old autorickshaw driver from Vyasarpadi died by suicide on Saturday night. In a video later found on his phone, the man talks about his debts and the financial distress auto drivers face. He also appeals to the govt to revise meter fares. The video has since been widely circulated among auto drivers.Police identified the deceased man as Mohammed Ibrahim of SA Colony in Sharma Nagar. His wife died nine years ago, while his two sons are married and live separately. One of his sons went to his house on Sunday morning to give him food. As repeated knocks on the door went unanswered, he forced open the door and found his father dead inside the house.Kodungaiyur police recovered his body and sent it to Government Stanley Medical College Hospital for postmortem examination.(Assistance for those having suicidal thoughts is available through Tamil Nadu’s health helpline 104 and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050.)
