In a disturbing incident from Maharashtra, an elderly man was brutally slapped by an auto driver after he simply asked the driver not to spit on the road.

The confrontation quickly escalated into a physical assault, with the video of the incident going viral and causing widespread public outrage.

Following the viral footage, local residents intervened and confronted the accused, who has since been arrested by the police.

This incident has raised serious questions about the declining levels of civic sense and the increasing vulnerability of senior citizens in public spaces.