Truck operators8217; clash blocks road

The mob allegedly thrashed truck driver Ranjit Singh and forced him to return without loading the fertilisers. Immediately thereafter, nearly 250 men of the Parwanoo Truck Operators8217; Union went to the police station to lodge their protest.

The police rushed to the spot but it was alleged that a head constable was manhandled. However, the Transport Cooperative Society members resorted to a traffic blockade, charging the police with mercilessly beating them up without any reason. The police have arrested Nindheru and Shintu Bali on the charges of preventing government servants from performing official duty. Superintendent of Police M.l. Negi termed it a minor clash and claimed that the situation was completely under control.