Raj Thackeray's Convoy Vandalise Toll Plaza After Amit Thackeray Was Stopped

Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party workers vandalized a toll plaza situated on Samruddhi Expressway Nashik in the wee hours of Sunday after MNS leader Amit Thackeray, the son of MNS chief Raj Thackeray, was stopped at Sinnar toll plaza for half an hour.

Amit Thackeray's convoy was returning from Ahmednagar to Sinnar via Samruddhi Expressway on Saturday evening, when they were stopped by toll plaza staff members and asked to present identity cards. This led to a major clash and his party workers and subordinates attacked the booth late on Saturday.

At around 2:30 am on Sunday, a mob, allegedly MNS workers, ransacked the plaza and made a functionary there apologise.

Taking the matter into their own hands, alleged MNS party workers went rogue and damaged the toll plaza later. They claimed that the toll booth employees were indecent in making their leader wait. The accused entered the plaza and damaged it the same evening.

It is said that MNS workers reached the spot in three cars. A video of the incident went viral on social media. However, no case has been registered so far, but the police have initiated the investigation on the basis of the video.

The police also said that no complaint had been received as yet and that the toll administration was refusing to initiate a complaint or even talk about the incident.

"A probe is underway into the incident and further action will be taken after CCTV etc is checked. We have not got any complaint (from toll plaza staffers) but a process to register a case is on," the Wavi police station official said.