In a city like Mumbai, where there are far too many vehicles and not enough parking space, towing wars are bound to happen. One such incident went terribly wrong after a 60-year-old man collapsed and passed away while chasing after a traffic van hauling his scooter away.

A report in this paper yesterday stated that the retired bank employee, Madhukar Kasare (60) saw the traffic van towing his scooter away and ran after it to retrieve some documents from his vehicle. During the chase, he is suspected to have suffered a heart attack. However, his family alleged that he collapsed after he was pushed by a constable, a claim that onlookers denied. While the jury is out on that one, the larger picture is the contentious equation between vehicle owners and towing vans in our city.