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9 June 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

A Correspondent, Lalmonirhat

Truck drivers and helpers jointly put up a barricade on road to Lalmonirhat- Burimari land port for two hours protesting extortion at Lalmonirhat bus terminal yesterday. The protesters withdrew the programme after police assured them of taking necessary steps against the illegal toll collectors at different points of roads in the district. During the blockade, two truck drivers and three helpers were injured as rival transport workers attacked the agitating group. Quoting truck drivers, police said a group of so-called transport workers with the help of ruling party men have been collecting illegal toll with fake chalan book from the truck drivers at eight points from Burimari land port to Teesta Railway Bridge in the district. The musclemen of ruling party also harass mentally or physically those who refuse to pay illegal toll, police said.