WTF NEWS: Illegal Toll Plaza Setup in Gujarat Earned More Than 50 Crores in 1.5 Years!

In a startling revelation, a fraudulent toll plaza operating on private land in Gujarat's Morbi district managed to swindle over 50 crores in the span of 1.5 years. The elaborate scheme involved diverting traffic from the legitimate Bamanbore-Kutch national highway toll plaza to a makeshift toll booth set up on land owned by the White House Ceramic Company, which included a closed factory and the Varghasia village.

The unauthorized toll booth, charging half the official toll rate, successfully deceived truck drivers who unknowingly took the alternative route, leading to illegal tax collection going unnoticed for an extended period.

Morbi district Collector GT Pandya stated, "We received information that some vehicles were being diverted from the actual route of the Varghasia toll plaza, and toll tax was being collected. The police and other officials reached the spot to investigate and filed a detailed complaint." ALSO READ: Discover 2023’s Top Cleanest Cities of India that Inspire to Dearly Take Care of our Mother Earth!

The manager of the legitimate Vaghasia toll plaza, authorized for the national highway, reported that the illegal toll collection operation had been openly extorting thousands of rupees daily for 1.5 years.

Patidar Leader's Son and Others Booked for Extortion!

In the latest development, five individuals, including Amarshi Patel alias Amarshi Vansjaliya, son of Patidar leader and industrialist Jairam Vansjaliya, have been booked for orchestrating the bogus toll plaza operation.

The FIR, filed by the police, accuses the perpetrators of stopping vehicles and redirecting them towards the illicit toll plazas, where they charged a reduced toll compared to the authorized toll booth on the national highway.

Jairam Vansjaliya defended his son, stating that the family had leased the factory premises to a private entity, asserting that his son had no involvement in the factory's activities. "We don’t know what the lessee did thereafter," he remarked.

The other four accused, identified as Ravirajsinh Zala, Harvijaysinh Zala, Dharmedrasinh Zala, and Dharmendrasinh’s brother Yuvrajsinh Zala, were booked under sections 384 (extortion), 406 (criminal breach of trust), and 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). ALSO READ: Government Issues Alert: Meftal Painkiller Poses Risk of Adverse Reactions – Caution Advised Before Use

Efforts are underway to apprehend the accused, including those yet unidentified, as the authorities work to bring those responsible for the elaborate toll plaza scam to justice.

 

 

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