India, Nov. 25 -- A 32-year-old cab driver was allegedly stabbed multiple times by a passenger in a moving car near the Meerut tri-junction on Monday afternoon, police officials said. The incident took place under the jurisdiction of the Nandgram police station.

The driver was identified as Surendra Singh, a resident of Seelampur in Delhi, while the passenger was identified as one Rajan Sharma, added police.

Officials said that as the car reached near the Meerut tri-junction, the passenger seated in the rear pulled out a sharp-edged weapon, possibly a knife, and started stabbing Singh.

"The driver then brushed the car against the roadside divider and escaped. The passenger fled the spot. Locals rushed the driver to a hospital where he ...