UP trucker won’t give bribe,pays with his life

The postmortem report said the death was caused by head injury and a case has been registered against the five accused staff,including a Passenger Tax Officer (PTO).

SP Shalabh Mathur said the officials would be arrested if they are found guilty.

Lal’s son Ashwini Kumar Gupta told the police that PTO Mohammad Arif and constables Gunjan Tiwari,Janmajay,C B Singh and Manoj demanded Rs 5,000 even after they produced relevant documents. When Lal refused,they assaulted him,after which he vomited blood.

The staff panicked and one of the constables carried the driver in the same truck on the pretext of taking him to hospital. But he left the truck near the Naubatpur check-post in Syed Raja area and escaped in a government vehicle along with his colleagues who were following the truck,police said. Lal died in the truck.

On September 14,a truck driver had died following alleged harassment by transport staff in Agra. A murder case was registered and investigation is pending.