At a toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, an Army jawan was assaulted after being pinned to a pole during an argument. Four toll plaza workers were arrested, after a video of them assaulting the soldier went viral on social media.
The soldier, Kapil Kavad, served in the Rajput Regiment of the Indian Army. He was home on holiday and heading to the Delhi airport to fly back to his posting in Srinagar. Kapil and his cousin were stuck in line at the overcrowded Bhuni toll plaza. Out of concern for being late for his flight, Kapil got out of the car and approached the staff at the toll plaza.
Rakesh Kumar Mishra, Superintendent of Police (Rural), said a case has been registered. “Kapil is in the Indian Army. He was returning to his post. There was a long queue at the Bhuni toll booth. He was in a hurry and he spoke to the toll booth staff. An argument began and the toll booth staff assaulted him. Following a complaint from his family, a case was registered at Sarurpur police station.”
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“Four accused have been arrested after scanning CCTV footage and videos. Two more teams are working to arrest the other accused,” the senior officer said.
An altercation ensued and at least five toll booth workers beat up Kapil and his cousin. A video of the beating shows them beating Kapil with some sort of stick. A few of the assailants then pin Kapil to a pole while one of the individuals runs his mouth and beats up the soldier.
According to reports, the altercation started when Kapil told toll booth workers that his village was in the location exempt from tolls. An argument followed that evolved into the assault of the soldier.
