Fearing that someone was following him and would kill him for his property in Mumbai, a 40-year-old autorickshaw driver slit his own throat in suburban Mulund, police said on Monday.

The driver, identified as Lalji Pal, is recuperating at Sion Hospital, an official said. Strangely, Pal keeps a sharp weapon and a note mentioning his fear and the name of a nominee under the driver`s seat in his autorickshaw, he said.