The body of the deceased bore injury marks due to which, the police are suspecting it to be a case of murder. | Photo Credit: ANI

Key Highlights Vimal Tiwari, the truck driver was asked to pay Rs 14,500 as toll tax It is being alleged that seven employees of the toll plaza thrashed Tiwari to death after he refused to make the payment The seven accused have been arrested and further investigation is underway

Noida: A truck driver was allegedly thrashed and murdered by seven toll plaza employees in Delhi's Kalindi Kunj and his body was dumped after he refused to pay toll tax worth Rs 14,500. The incident came to light after the body of the deceased was found near the new Yamuna Bridge in Kalindi Kunj on Saturday.

It was alleged that the truck driver, Vimal Tiwari had an argument with the bouncers employed at the toll plaza over the amount of tax, following which, he was brutally beaten to death. The police have arrested the seven accused and are interrogating them for further details. More inputs are awaited in relation to the case.

Noida: 7 toll plaza workers arrested for allegedly killing a truck driver Vimal Tiwari after he couldn't pay Rs 14,600 tax. Tiwari's body was recovered on the morning of Aug 10,following an argument with the toll bouncers at new Yamuna bridge in Kalindi Kunj on the previous night pic.twitter.com/kzyAUIBHnB — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) August 12, 2019

How it happened

The driver, Vimal Tiwari was crossing the toll plaza near Kalindi Kunj with his truck at around 12.20 am on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. Tiwari was allegedly asked to pay tax worth Rs 14,500 by the employees of the toll plaza. He said that he was in no position to make the payment, which led to an argument between Tiwari and the employees. Following the argument, Tiwari called the owner of the vehicle and informed him about the incident.

The 'bouncers' present at the toll plaza spoke to the owner on the phone and let go of the vehicle. After approximately six hours, the driver's body was found near the booth. Tiwari's body was recovered from the New Yamuna Bridge. The body of the deceased bore injury marks due to which, the police are suspecting it to be a case of murder.

Based on the complaint lodged by Tiwari's brother Ram Singh Tiwari, the police have booked seven people. The seven accused have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. Shwetambar Pandey, Deputy Superintendent of Police (City), Gautam Budh Nagar said, "After the post-mortem, wounds have been reported on the deceased's body hence, murder cannot be ruled out. We are scanning the CCTV footage from the area and pursuing the accused. "

Vaibhav Krishna, Senior Superintendent of Police, Gautam Budh Nagar said that the bouncers at the toll plaza allegedly asked the driver to pay the tax and they beat him up after he did not pay the same. He also said that the accused threw Tiwari's body in Noida after thrashing him. Krishna added that the seven accused have been arrested.

Toll plazas often become venues of fights between drivers of passing vehicles and the toll employees, more often over the toll charges and exemption from it. While there have been cases of toll plaza employees being roughed up (sometimes even killed) by rowdy drivers, there are many shocking incidents of toll employees getting physically aggressive with a driver whom they disagree with.