Chennai auto driver dies by suicide after video plea to CM on meter fares

An auto-rickshaw driver from Vyasarpadi, Chennai, has died by suicide after releasing a video addressed to Chief Minister Vijay requesting an increase in auto-rickshaw meter fares. Police have recovered the body and are investigating. The driver, identified as Ibrahim from Sharma Nagar, was found hanging at his home on Saturday morning. In his video, he cited financial distress from maintenance costs, loans, and competition from bike taxi services, urging the Chief Minister to raise meter fares to help poor drivers. The incident has caused shock in the area. Police at the Mahakavi Bharathi Nagar station have registered a case and are conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the driver's death.