Autorickshaw driver burnt alive

CHENNAI: The charred body of an autorickshaw driver, found on the passengers’ seat of his vehicle near Sriperumbudur on Sunday, was later identified as R Karthikeyan, 27, of Pallavaram, with the autorickshaw’s registration number.
Around 2pm, residents saw an auto in flames on the road side near Amarambedu in Sriperumbudur and called police who rushed there with fire services personnel.The body was sent to the government hospital in Chengalpet for postmortem. “According to the preliminary postmortem report, the man may have been set afire at 1.30pm,” Manimangalam inspector Gokul Rajan said.
Karthikeyan got married just 18 months ago, police said. “We are probing whether he had any enemies in his business or friends. We are trying to trace the call details on his mobile phone,” a police officer said.
Karthikeyan left home on Sunday morning, police said adding that he may have been taken to Sriperumbudur by friends before being killed and set ablaze.