Overview

• The victim, 26-year-old Kapil Singh of the Rajput Regiment, was tied to a pole and assaulted at Bhuni Toll Plaza while heading to Delhi airport to rejoin duty in Srinagar after a dispute over toll passage.
• Investigators used viral video and toll plaza CCTV footage to identify the attackers, and police say additional suspects are being tracked.
• An FIR cites attempt to murder, unlawful assembly and robbery, and the Army has lodged a protest with authorities and pledged to pursue the case.
• NHAI penalised toll operator M/s Dharam Singh ₹20 lakh and began terminating and debarring the firm from future bids for a grave contract breach.
• Villagers later vandalised the plaza during protests; heavy police were deployed and, according to local reports, officials agreed to remove implicated staff, add three names to the FIR, and implement a 10 km toll-free buffer with an updated list of exempted villages.