A violent clash erupted at Kharpada toll plaza on the Mumbai-Goa highway late Sunday night, involving Chembur men in a private bus and toll staff
The incident occurred around 9.30pm. The students and toll plaza staff clashed, assaulting each other with fibre sticks and throwing chairs, creating a ruckus and disrupting traffic for around 30 minutes. Taking suo motu cognisance of the offence, we registered an FIR against those involved in the clash and invoked Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for affray, which involves two or more people fighting in a public place and disturbing public peace. ”
Because the FASTag account did not have sufficient balance, around 9.30pm, when their bus reached Kharpada toll plaza, the toll payment was declined.
Anand Kamble, police inspector (crime) at Panvel taluka police station, said the group of college students from Chembur were returning from a picnic in the Konkan region. PI Kamble said, “The men involved in the fracas and the toll plaza security guards were escorted to Panvel taluka police station. Highway traffic police and a team from Panvel taluka police station rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. Passing motorists recorded the incident on their mobile phones, and the video went viral on social media. However, they did not lodge any police complaint.