Two ‘passengers’ drive away in the car after stabbing the driver near Manapparai

Two persons allegedly indulged in carjacking after attacking the driver of the hired vehicle with a knife at Karumpulipatti in Manapparai police station limits in the district on Sunday night. The injured car driver, P. Mohan, 66, of Karur district has been admitted in the Government Hospital, Manapparai, with cut injuries.

Police sources said two persons, aged around 40, came to the car parking lot near the bus stand in Karur around 10 p.m. and told Mr. Mohan that they wanted to hire the vehicle to Manapparai.

Mohan took along with him M. Jayaram, 75, in the car. The vehicle was proceeding towards Manapparai when the two persons asked the driver to stop at a desolate spot near Karumpulipatti on the pretext of attending to nature’s call.