Bulldozer Driver Destroys Toll Booths In UP's Hapur When Asked To Pay Toll, Video Of Rampage Viral
The incident took place at around 8:30 am on Tuesday, when the accused, identified as Dheeraj, arrived with a bulldozer at the Chhajarsi Toll Plaza in Hapur.
In a bizarre incident, a bulldozer demolished toll booths in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district after being asked to pay the toll tax.
The driver allegedly damaged two toll booths leading to a ruckus at the Chhajarsi Toll Plaza on National Highway 9 in Hapur's Pilkhuwa.
The incident took place at around 8:30 am on Tuesday, when the accused, identified as Dheeraj, arrived with a bulldozer at the Chhajarsi Toll Plaza in Hapur.
Kalesh b/w Bulldozer Guy and Toll-Workers (The bulldozer got angry when asked to pay the toll. It broke two booths of the toll plaza, The employees ran away to save their lives) Hapur UP
— Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) June 11, 2024
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When the toll worker requested the toll fee, the driver responded rudely and in a fit of anger began vandalizing the toll plaza, causing panic among the workers, who quickly moved away, police said.
A video of the incident has gone viral. While fleeing the scene after the incident, the driver also rammed into a car and two motorcycles while trying to escape, injuring three people.
Soon after the incident, the JCB driver was arrested by the Garhmukteshwar police and sent to jail. The JCB has also been seized.
Earlier, the police had registered a case against the accused under serious sections of the IPC for vandalising the toll plaza with a bulldozer.
According to the police, the accused was in an intoxicated state at the time of the incident. Meanwhile, police have started investigating the matter.
थाना पिलखुवा क्षेत्रान्तर्गत छिजारसी टोल प्लाजा पर एक जेसीबी चालक द्वारा जेसीबी से टोल बूथ में तोड़फोड़ करने वाले जेसीबी चालक को अल्प समय में घटना में प्रयुक्त जेसीबी सहित गिरफ्तार करने के संबंध में पुलिस अधीक्षक @vermaabhishek25 महोदय की बाइट..!@Uppolice pic.twitter.com/NbDJgHGeBt
— HAPUR POLICE (@hapurpolice) June 11, 2024
Hapur SP Abhishek Verma said that the accused driver has been arrested. Based on a complaint from the JCB owner, a case has been registered against Dheeraj under serious charges.
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