Overview
- Workers at the Fatehabad plaza halted collections over a ₹1,100 Diwali bonus they said was far below last year’s payout of about ₹5,000.
- Coverage estimates that roughly 5,000 vehicles crossed without paying after boom barriers were lifted over several hours, with reports ranging from two to nearly 12.
- Operations resumed after company project manager Krishna Jurali met staff and offered a 10% salary increase.
- Shri Sign & Datar, which assumed the toll contract in March, defended the lower bonus as a partial-year payment.
- Police were called to the site to manage the situation and mediate, and reports say no punitive action was taken against the workers.