Mhow: BJP MLA from Dhar, Kalu Singh Thakur, was allegedly manhandled by employees of a toll booth following which five employees have been booked by the police in Indore district, police said on Tuesday.
Trouble started on Monday night when employees of the toll booth under Manpur police station refused to let Mr Thakur’s vehicle pass the toll gate without paying the tax.
An altercation took place between the two sides in which the MLA was allegedly manhandled, Manpur police station inspector Kamlesh Sharma said. Public representatives, including MLAs among others, are exempted from paying the toll tax, he said.
A case under IPC sections 294 (obscene act or words) and 323 (causing hurt) and relevant sections of SC and ST Act 1989 has been registered against five persons by Manipur police.
