Died: Navroze Rustom Contractor, 79, veteran photographer, cinematographer and biker; on June 18, 2023 in Bangalore following a road accident.
Nearing the end of a regular Sunday morning motorcycle ride with his friends, Contractor was allegedly hit by a drunken motorcyclist with two pillion riders driving at high speed on the wrong side of the road. "It was an ironic and tragic death for someone who had campaigned assiduously for safe motorcycle and car driving, for someone who was planning to mark his 80th year with one last long bike ride between Bangalore and his beloved Ahmedabad, before quitting two wheelers......