Video of an elderly garbage collector claiming to be an engineer

An elderly man wandering in the middle of the street with several dirty sacks claims to be an engineer. His appearance suggests that he might be a garbage collector. The video of a person filming the man went viral and attracted widespread attention.

The video shared on Instagram shows a man approaching the elderly person and asking if they have eaten. The older man replies that this is not the case. The person ending the film then offers him a package of food and a bottle of water.

In a surprising moment, the older man reveals that he was once an engineer by profession, arousing the curiosity of the person behind the camera. He asks what led him to this unfortunate situation. The elderly garbage collector explains that his family circumstances and financial difficulties have trapped him in this dire situation.

He also mentions that he was working in Dubai before bursting into tears. The person next to him gently wipes away his tears and tells him not to stay in the past because it cannot be changed. He encourages the older man to accept his current situation and move forward.

The older man goes on to say that he had other ambitions, but felt that fate had turned his life upside down.

The video was posted by the account @being_Jigar_rawal with the caption “I am an engineer.” It has since received 19.3 million views and 2.1 million likes. Many users expressed their sympathy for the elderly man in the comments section.

In a similar case, another elderly man was found begging on the streets in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He claimed to be an alumnus of IIT Kanpur. The 90-year-old man named Surendra Vashishth was discovered in a pathetic condition near a bus stand and was later rescued by an NGO. When officers spoke with him, they discovered he spoke English fluently.