Sarpanch brutally assaulted by toll booth workers; act captured on camera

Toll booth workers at the Pali - Desuri Mega Highway brutally assaulted a man for refusing to pay toll fees on Friday night.

The man, Champadas Vaishnav, at the receiving end of the brutal assault, is a sarpanch of Dudapura. Vaishnav refused to pay toll money for taveling for eight kilometres which led to the brutal assault on him.

The heated exchange and the assault involving the sarpanch and the toll booth workers was captured on camera.

The Dudapura sarpanch had reached the Desuri toll plaza at 7:30 PM on Friday. He refused to pay toll for travelling eight kilometres and had a lengthy and heated exchange with the toll booth employees. 

The 56 seconds video available with India Today clearly show how the sarpanch was brutally kicked and punched by several men as he lied on the road. Somehow, he managed to escape from there and reached the police station where he informed about the matter.

There have been several other incidents of hooliganism and high handedness by the toll booth workers on this route.

Protest were carried out by villagers from Dudapura and nearby areas on Saturday against the brazen act carried out by the toll booth employees after which the police arrested seven people from the toll booth. A case of assault has been registered by both sides in the matter.