A 28-year-old cab driver allegedly attempted to kill four of his acquaintances by knocking down their motorcycles using a car near Vazhapadi in Salem district on Tuesday night.
According to police, Prithiviraj (34), a resident of Vazhapadi, his friends Bharath Kannan (32) and R. Sridhar (35) and Sridhar’s brother R. Vignesh (34) were returning home on motorcycles from Muthampatti when a speeding car rammed the two-wheelers and fled.
In the incident, Bharath Kannan sustained grievous injuries to his head and was admitted to a private hospital in in Salem. He was in a critical state. The other three were admitted to the Government Hospital in Salem.
The Vazhapadi police registered a case and launched an investigation, which showed that the incident was an attempt to murder.
According to the police, Hariharan (28), a resident of Muthampatti and a cab driver, had consumed liquor with the four at a locality in Muthampatti earlier on Tuesday night. While they were in an inebriated state, a quarrel broke out between the four and Hariharan, and the four men attacked him.
Enraged, Hariharan left the spot, took a car and rammed their motorcycles while they were heading home, according to the police.
On Wednesday (October 14) evening, Hariharan surrendered before the Vazhapadi police, who arrested him. Further investigation is under way.
Published - October 15, 2026 06:54 pm IST