Toll Tensions: Lawyer Assault Sparks Legal Skirmish on Lucknow Highway

Three toll plaza employees were detained after allegedly assaulting a lawyer on the Lucknow-Sultanpur highway. The incident, captured in a viral video, led to protests from lawyers and traffic congestion. The altercation stemmed from a dispute over toll payment. Further investigations are ongoing, police say.

Three employees at a toll plaza have been detained following accusations of assaulting a lawyer on the Lucknow-Sultanpur highway, according to the police on Thursday.

The case was prompted by a complaint from the lawyer, with the employees taken into custody for questioning after a video of the incident went viral online.

The altercation, which took place on Wednesday at the Gotona Bara toll plaza, saw toll staff allegedly attack advocate Ratnesh Shukla during a dispute over toll payment, police sources revealed.

(With inputs from agencies.)