Noida: A group of miscreants allegedly created chaos at Luharli toll plaza in Dadri on Wednesday night, injuring one of the employees. More than a dozen vehicles allegedly passed through without paying the toll charges in the aftermath. Police said an FIR has been registered and two people were taken into custody.According to toll plaza officials, a large convoy of vehicles arrived at the spot around 8pm. The convoy was allegedly accompanying a history-sheeter who was released from Bulandshahr district jail earlier in the evening. The group attempted to pass through the toll lanes by removing barriers and avoiding toll payment, officials said.When staff stopped the vehicle for the payment, an argument broke out between the employees and the group. One of the employees, Lokman, was thrashed and sustained serious head injuries and collapsed at the scene. He was later brought to a nearby hospital.Despite resistance from staff, over a dozen vehicles managed to pass through lanes 9 and 10 while blaring sirens and horns. Police eventually reached the spot but the accused had already fled.An FIR was subsequently registered and teams were formed to identify and apprehend the accused. “We have seized four cars and taken two people into custody for questioning,” a senior officer said.Videos of the incident, accessed by TOI, show several vehicles zooming past the barriers on lanes 9 and 10. Men can be seen hanging out of the windows and sunroofs of many of the cars. At several points, men from the vehicles get out of the cars to argue with and charge at employees, who are seen struggling to hold the barriers in place while cars continue to crash through.Police said they are reviewing the CCTV footage from the plaza and surrounding areas to establish the sequence of events and identify the vehicles and persons involved. Further legal action will be taken based on the findings, they added.
