A CCTV video showing two local BJP leaders and their supporters thrashing workers at the Jewar toll plaza on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida surfaced on Thursday, 25 July.
The incident took place after the accused allegedly refused to pay the tax. A case has been registered on the basis of a complaint from the toll plaza supervisor.
The police is identifying the accused on the basis of the CCTV footage.
The two leaders, Vijay Bhati and Sanjeev Sharma, are said to be district level leaders associated with the BJP.
In the CCTV footage, two white SUVs can be seen pulling up at the plaza, with a group of men entering the booth and then thrashing the workers.
(With inputs from NDTV.)
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