Mumbai: MNS worker sets ablaze Mulund toll plaza over toll hike

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A worker of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) set a toll booth on fire on Monday evening at Mulund toll plaza, Anand Nagar. The incident occurred after Thane city chief Avinash Jadhav, protesting at toll plaza, was detained by Navghar cops. Two separate cases have been filed at the police station against Jadhav and an unknown worker for setting the toll cabin on fire.

Avinash Jadhav, MNS, Thane city chief had sat on a hunger strike against revised toll fees at the Mumbai entry point. Party supremo Raj Thackeray had met Jadhav and asked to call off the strike saying the party will take the issue head on. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reportedly told media persons that, small four-wheelers have been exempted from the toll and they don't need to pay the revised fees.

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Jadhav on Monday afternoon came to Anand Nagar toll plaza at Mulund East and asked motorists not to pay the toll showing a video of Fadanvis talking about exemption for cars. Navghar cops took Jadhav and some of his followers in custody and took him to Navghar police station.

MNS party workers then started a protest against the detention and one of the worker set tyre on fire and threw it in one of the toll plaza booth. This led to the booth getting engulfed in fire.

Navghar Cops have detained a few more party workers and the process to book them is ongoing.