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Toll Booth Worker Critically Injured by Pickup Van Driver Evading Fee in Maharashtra

Captured on CCTV, authorities have traced the van’s number as they prepare an attempted murder charge.

Pickup van crushes toll booth employee in Chandrapur | Image: Republic
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Overview

  • A pickup van driven through the Visapur Toll Post in Chandrapur district struck 27-year-old Sanjay Arun Wandhare after he intervened to collect the toll.
  • Surveillance footage shows the vehicle knocking the employee down then running over him as it sped past the booth.
  • Wandhare, a computer operator at the plaza, remains in critical condition in the ICU of a private hospital in Chandrapur.
  • Ballarpur police have filed an FIR for attempted murder, identified the van’s registration and say an arrest is imminent.
  • The attack has prompted calls for improved toll booth security and stricter enforcement of road safety regulations.