‘Welcome to UP’: JCB Driver Bulldozes Toll Booth on Delhi-Lucknow Highway to Avoid Paying Fee

Viral Video: A drunk backhoe loader operator wreaked havoc at a toll plaza in a fit of rage on Tuesday after being asked to pay the toll fee, according to police reports.

The incident occurred at the Chhajarsi toll plaza in the Pilkhuwa area on Tuesday morning. Dheeraj, a backhoe loader operator employed at a brick kiln in Pilkhuwa, approached the toll plaza from Hapur. When the toll staff requested the fee, he became furious and began demolishing the toll cabins using the backhoe loader's ripper. Dheeraj managed to destroy two cabins, prompting the toll workers to flee for their safety.

A video of the incident has since surfaced on social media, showing Dheeraj's destructive actions. Following the rampage, Dheeraj fled the scene with the backhoe loader and attempted to injure people, police said.

Check out the viral video:

Superintendent of Police Abhishek Verma confirmed that the police received the video through social media, which clearly depicted Dheeraj vandalising the toll plaza and endangering the toll workers. He noted that Dheeraj was intoxicated during the incident.

He said, “Hapur Police got the information today through a video on social media in which a JCB driver was seen vandalising the Pilkhuwa toll plaza. Soon, we arrested him and his JCB has been seized.”

Police swiftly responded by arresting Dheeraj and seizing the backhoe loader. A case has been registered against him, and he is also facing charges under the Goonda Act, authorities stated.