Truckers Protest Turns Violent In UP's Mainpuri, Police Resorts To Tear Gas Shelling, Aerial Firing

The ongoing demonstration against the new hit-and-run law turned violent on Tuesday in UP's Mainpuri. To make their demands heard, the drivers resorted to striking and pelting stones on the Karhal expressway. When the police arrived and attempted to stop them, they created a ruckus. To control the violent protesters, police used batons and fired into the air. Protesters were dispersed with tear gas shells. Due to the demonstration, passengers remained terrified.

Drivers have called a three-day nationwide strike in protest of the hit-and-run law. The city's situation returned to normal on the second day, Tuesday, but drivers protested on the district's border. In the afternoon, the situation on the Karhal Expressway became tense.

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Drivers parked their trucks in the middle of the road near Nagla Alai, blocking one lane. Stones were thrown on the road to prevent other vehicles from moving. Other passenger vehicles traveling from Lucknow and Agra stopped midway due to the violent protest.

When the police arrived on the scene after receiving the information, they attempted to clear the expressway by using lathi-charge. The crowd of drivers pelted stones at the police while they were removing the stones. For about 10 minutes, both sides pelted each other with stones. Seeing the tense situation, the police opened fire in the air, later dispersing everyone with tear gas shells and smoothing out traffic by removing stones from the road.