MNS workers ransack Nashik toll plaza after party founder's son is stopped

Some Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers allegedly ransacked a toll plaza in Nashik in the early hours of Sunday after party leader Amit Thackeray was stopped at it earlier, an official said.

He is the son of MNS founder Raj Thackeray and was reportedly stopped at Gonde toll plaza in Sinnar at 9:15pm on Saturday while on his way to Mumbai due to some mismatch in his vehicle's Fastag details, he said.

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At around 2:30am on Sunday, a mob, allegedly MNS workers, ransacked the plaza and made a functionary there apologise. A video of the incident went viral on social media.

MNS goons vandalised a toll plaza at Sinnar, Nashik on the Samruddhi Mahamarg last night because their leader Amit Thackeray (Raj Thackeray's son) was made to wait there for some time!!#Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/Nf5GmEkwGA

— NK (@nirmal_indian) July 23, 2023

"A probe is under way into the incident and further action will be taken after CCTV etc is checked. We have not got any complaint (from toll plaza staffers) but a process to register a case is on," the Wavi police station official said.