Miscreants vandalize Elevated Expressway’s Kuril toll plaza

Unidentified miscreants vandalized the barricade of Kuril toll plaza on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway centring pickup van crossing. The incident took place at 9:48am.

A CCTV video footage from the Kuril toll plaza has spread on social media, particularly Facebook.

The video shows a group of 30-40 people wearing caps and pajama-punjabis standing in front of the toll plaza in a pickup van. When the toll plaza employees tried to stop them, a verbal altercation ensued.

At one point, an individual got out of the pickup van and, during an argument with a person at the toll booth, broke down the plaza’s barricade.

Regarding the incident, the project director of the Elevated Expressway, AHM Akhtar, told media that about 30-40 people were traveling in the pickup van.

He stated that pickup vans, motorcycles, CNGs, and rickshaws are not allowed on the elevated expressway because they can cause accidents at any time. If they fall, it could lead to major accidents. Therefore, such vehicles are prohibited on the expressway.

In this regard, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bhatara police station, Mozaharul, stated: "I have seen the incident on Facebook. However, we have not received any complaints yet."