Chennai

The injured S Bharat Kumar of Ennore works at an optical showroom and the incident happened around 7.45 pm on the beach road. Even as Bharat Kumar wore a helmet, the manja thread wove his neck and cut his earphones and slit his throat. Passers-by rescued Bharat Kumar and rushed him to a nearby private hospital in an autorickshaw where he received 14 sutures. On information, Tiruvottiyur police registered a case and have launched a hunt for the miscreants.