Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Civic Volunteer and Truck Drivers Clash on Bengal Highway
A civic volunteer stopped a truck on a highway during a time when trucks weren't allowed.
The volunteer allegedly asked the truck driver for money, which is like a bribe, to let him pass.
When the driver refused, the volunteer attacked the driver.
The driver then retaliated, and a fight broke out.
Other truck drivers joined in, and traffic was stopped.
Videos of this fight have been shared online.
A politician has criticized the incident and the police response.
A civic volunteer and truck driver were involved in an altercation on NH19 in West Bengal.
The incident allegedly began after a bribe demand by the civic volunteer.
The truck driver was injured during the initial attack.
The truck driver retaliated, striking the civic volunteer.
A politician has criticized the incident.
- Who
- Civic volunteer and truck drivers
- What
- Physical altercation on NH19
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- NH19 in West Bengal
- Why
- Alleged bribe demand and refusal to comply with traffic rules
Police Perspective
BJP Leader Perspective
Law and Order
Police Perspective
Police presence, but not specified if action was taken
BJP Leader Perspective
Complete lawlessness in West Bengal
- Incident Location
- NH19, West Bengal
- Involved Parties
- Civic volunteer and truck drivers
- Alleged Cause
- Bribe demand during no-entry period
- Actions
- Physical assault, police present, traffic halted
- Injuries
- Head injury to truck driver
- Political Reaction
- BJP leader criticized the incident.