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Uttar Pradesh: Seven arrested for assaulting Army soldier at Meerut toll plaza
Seven persons have been arrested for assaulting an Indian Army soldier at a toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district on Sunday, said the police on Monday. The soldier, Kapil Singh of the Army's Rajput Regiment and a resident of Gotka village, was assaulted while travelling to the Delhi airport to return to duty in Srinagar, said Meerut Superintendent of Police (Rural) Rakesh Kumar Mishra. He requested to be let through quickly as he had an early morning flight and showed his Army identity card. However, the toll plaza staff got into an argument with him, which soon escalated into a violent altercation, said Singh's brother Pradeep. Videos shared on social media show Singh being held against a pole with his hands behind his back while several persons hit him. The National Highways Authority of India said that it has imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on the toll-collecting agency. The process of terminating the agency's contract and debarring it from future toll plaza bids has been initiated, it added. 'NHAI strongly condemns such behaviour by the toll plaza staff and is committed to ensuring safe and seamless travel on National Highways,' the body said. The accused persons have been booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections pertaining to murder, unlawful assembly and robbery. Police said efforts are underway to arrest others involved in the attack. Several residents from Gotka village had gathered at the toll plaza on Monday for a protest. They vandalised the premises and demanded strict action against those responsible, Amar Ujala reported. After the assault of an Army jawan at Bhuni Toll Plaza in Meerut, angry villagers stormed the toll and created chaos. The crowd confronted toll staff, leading to tensions at the spot. A heavy police force was deployed, and officials are working to pacify the situation. @Uppolice … — Krishna Chaudhary (@KrishnaTOI) August 18, 2025 The Indian Army said it 'strongly condemns such [an] incident against a serving soldier' and that it had approached the 'highest authorities' in the Uttar Pradesh Police to seek action. 'The Indian Army remains committed to ensure justice and will pursue the case to its logical conclusion,' the Army's Central Command said in a social media post. Violence Against Soldier at Meerut Toll Plaza On 17 August 2025, at around 2000 hrs, at Bhuni toll plaza, Meerut, a soldier posted in Srinagar while returning to duty, was beaten by workers of the Toll Plaza. #IndianArmy strongly condemns such incident against a serving… — SuryaCommand_IA (@suryacommand) August 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Villagers vandalise toll plaza after staff tie army jawan to pole, assault him
: Nearly two days after a 26-year-old army jawan was tied to a pole, kicked, punched and attacked with sticks by a group of toll plaza employees, angry villagers vandalised the same Bhuni toll plaza on the Meerut-Karnal highway on Monday afternoon and confronted the staff there. Screengrab from the video (Sourced) A video of the locals vandalising the toll plaza also surfaced on social media. Police personnel reached the spot and controlled the situation. The attack on the jawan took place after he requested the toll plaza staff for a quick passage so that he could catch a flight in order to rejoin duty in Srinagar. Six people have been arrested in connection with the attack on the jawan, according to the police. Meerut superintendent of police (Rural) Rakesh Kumar Mishra said, 'Enraged by yesterday's attack on (an) armyman, a group of villagers staged a protest at the toll plaza. The situation has been brought under control. Regular movement of traffic continues.' SSP Vipin Tanda said, 'Last night, a video was received in which some people were beating up a person. When the police investigated, it was found that the complainant is a jawan and he had an argument with the toll workers over something. The toll workers beat him up. Seeing the seriousness of the matter, a case has been registered. On the basis of the video, six people have been arrested.' The soldier, Kapil Singh of the Rajput Regiment posted in Srinagar, was returning from short leave that he had taken during the Kanwar Yatra when the attack occurred late Saturday night at Bhuni toll plaza. According to a complaint filed by Kapil's father, the incident took place under the Saroorpur police station limits. A video of the assault shows 8-10 men surrounding Kapil and brutally assaulting him. Kapil, a resident of Gotka village, had left home around 8pm on Saturday with his brother Devendra to reach Delhi for a 5am flight. Upon encountering a long queue at the toll plaza, Kapil showed his Army ID and requested quick passage, stating that he was a local resident and needed to catch his flight to join duty. Despite this, the staff allegedly refused and began arguing. Soon afterwards, Bittu (32), the toll plaza's security in-charge and resident of Chhur village in Sardhana, intervened and allegedly started manhandling Kapil. The soldier suffered injuries to his nose. When he stepped out of his car, a group of toll workers tied him to a pole and beat him. His brother Devendra, who tried to save him, was also assaulted. The injured Kapil called his family, after which 10-15 villagers rushed to the spot. They staged a protest at the toll plaza, demanding the immediate removal of the staff who assaulted the army jawan. The uproar continued until around 9:30 pm. Police officials reached the scene and managed to pacify the crowd.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
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- New Indian Express
Uttar Pradesh: Toll plaza employees assault army jawan in Meerut
LUCKNOW: A mob of over 500 people, including former BJP MLA Sangeet Som, thronged Bhuni toll plaza under Sarurpur police station area in western UP district of Meerut on Monday putting up a massive protests and sit-in following a video of an assault on a Jawan at the toll plaza went viral. The video footage showed the toll staff pinning the soldier to a lamp post and beating him with sticks, and at one point, even attacking him with a brick. The incident took place on Sunday late night when the jawan of Rajput Regiment, was on his way to Delhi to catch an early morning flight to Srinagar where he is currently posted. Police registered a case at the Sarurpur police station following a complaint by Jawan's family. Based on the CCTV footage, authorities arrested six main suspects. The police are trying to identify others involved in the video. As per the sources, Kapil Singh, 26, a soldier posted in Jammu and Kashmir, was returning to duty from his village with one of his cousins. As they approached the toll plaza on the Karnal Highway, a dispute over the traffic jam and toll fee reportedly escalated into a physical assault. "The Jawan, who had come on leave to take part in Kanwar Yatra, is a resident of Gotka village under Sarurpur police station," a senior police officer adding that the dispute led to the assault with intent to cause harm to the soldier. The sources claimed that Kapil Singh got into an argument with Toll Plaza employees when he requested them to allow him to pass quickly as he had to catch a 5 am flight from Delhi to Srinagar on Monday. He said he also showed them his ID.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Army jawan assaulted at Meerut toll plaza: 6 arrested so far, search on for others as video goes viral
Six people have been arrested for assaulting an Indian Army jawan, 26-year-old Kapil Singh, at a highway toll plaza in UP's Meerut, police said on Monday. Video of the jawan being assaulted at the toll plaza went viral.(Sourced/X) "Last night, a video was received in which some people were beating up a person. When the police investigated, it was found that the complainant is a jawan who was returning from his duty and he had an argument with the toll workers over something. The toll workers beat him up. Seeing the seriousness of the matter, a case has been registered. On the basis of the video, six people have been arrested," district police chief Vipin Tanda told ANI. The incident took place at the Bhuni toll plaza in Sarurpur area. The soldier, who belong to Gotka village in the area, was on his way to catch a flight to rejoin duty in Srinagar. He was leave during the Kanwar Yatra. Kapil Singh, who is from the Rajput Regiment, got into an argument with the toll plaza employees when he asked them to allow him to pass quickly as he had to catch a 5am flight from Delhi to Srinagar on Monday. He said he also showed them his ID. The argument led to an altercation, after which the the toll plaza employees thrashed him, officials said. Superintendent of police (rural) Rakesh Kumar Mishra said that on the basis of CCTV footage, efforts are on to trace the others besides the six men arrested.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Toll plaza employees thrash soldier after tying him to pole in UP's Meerut
A group of toll plaza employees tied a 26-year-old Army soldier on his way to rejoin duty in Srinagar after a leave during the Kanwar Yatra to a pole and kicked, punched, and hit him with sticks in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut. A video of the assault, showing 8–10 men surrounding Kapil Singh and beating him, went viral. A video of the assault, showing 8–10 men surrounding Kapil Singh and beating him, went viral. (Sourced) Singh, a Rajput Regiment soldier from Gotka village, got into an argument with the Bhuni Toll Plaza employees when he requested them to allow him to pass quickly as he had to catch a 5am flight from Delhi to Srinagar on Monday. He said he also showed them his ID. Bittu, the toll plaza's security in charge, allegedly started manhandling Singh, who suffered injuries to his nose. When Singh stepped out of his car, toll workers tied him to a pole and beat him. His brother, Devendra, who tried to save him, was also assaulted. A group of people from Gotka rushed to the spot and staged a protest at the toll plaza, demanding the immediate removal of the staff who assaulted Singh. The uproar continued until around 9:30pm when police rushed to the scene and managed to pacify the crowd. Police superintendent Rakesh Kumar Mishra said four toll employees who assaulted the soldier and his brother have been arrested. 'Two police teams have been formed, and efforts are on to nab the remaining accused.'
