Archive · 21 Dec 2025
Touts Extort Money at Madhya Pradesh Check Posts
In Madhya Pradesh, India, a man who helps with trucks, called a tout, tried to take money from a truck driver named Sumit Patel.
The truck driver said no, and when he drove away, the tout held onto the truck for a long time.
The truck driver didn't stop, and the tout had to hang on for nearly 5 kilometers.
People saw this and took a video, which showed the tout begging for forgiveness.
Truck drivers say this kind of thing happens a lot at check points, even though the check points are supposed to be closed.
They think some officials might be helping the touts.
This makes people question how well the rules are being followed.
A tout attempted to extort money from truck driver Sumit Patel at the Hanumana RTO check post in Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh.
When Patel refused to pay, the tout clung to the moving truck for nearly 5 kilometers, begging for forgiveness in a widely circulated video.
Truck drivers allege that such extortion is routine at several check posts in the district, despite their official closure.
The incident has raised questions about enforcement and accountability at transport check points in Madhya Pradesh.
Drivers claim that touts operate openly and demand money by citing alleged document deficiencies or threatening delays.
- Who
- Truck driver Sumit Patel and a tout
- What
- A tout attempted to extort money from a truck driver and clung to the moving vehicle when refused
- When
- The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon, with the video surfacing on Sunday morning
- Where
- Between the Hanumana RTO check post and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- The tout demanded money for alleged document verification and transport checks
- Location
- Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
- Incident Date
- Saturday afternoon (video surfaced Sunday morning)
- Truck Driver
- Sumit Patel
- Check Post
- Hanumana RTO check post
- Distance Tout Clung
- Nearly 5 kilometers
