India, July 17 -- A Delhi man, who was driving an autorickshaw, was stabbed to death and one of his friends, travelling in the passenger seat, was injured by a passerby who sought a lift when they were returning from Palla in Faridabad to Molarband in southeast Delhi after having parathas around 12.30am on Thursday, officers aware of the matter said.

Police said the suspect, 31, was arrested within hours of the incident and will be produced in court on Friday. They identified the victim as Deepak Kumar, a Delhi resident, and the injured friend as Raj Kumar, 29.

Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, said the suspect suddenly slammed his hand on the windscreen of the moving autorickshaw to stop it. "This led to a he...