Pune: Halting on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway landed a 38-year-old tourist driver in trouble. He was allegedly abused and beaten by staffers of a construction company, and later made to run from pillar to post to lodge his complaint.
<img title="Man beaten for halting on Mumbai-Pune Expressway" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/jun/Mumbai-Pune-Expressway.jpg" alt="Man beaten for halting on Mumbai-Pune Expressway" width="670" height="427" /> The Mumbai-Pune Expressway. File pic
Vijay Tanaji Bhosale, a resident of Aundh in Pune works as a driver for a travel firm based in Model colony. The incident took place on the Khandala exit point on Thursday around 11.30 pm. &ldquo;I had to pick up a tourist from the airport and bring them to Pune, when I noticed that the rear wheel on the left side was punctured. I managed to drive till the Khandala exit point before halting,&rdquo; said Tanaji, adding that he had switched on the parking light and front line to intimate commuters. &ldquo;Just then, another vehicle, which was coming in the wrong direction approached me. They claimed to belong to a construction firm, and the driver was drunk. They asked me why I had stopped the car. When I told them about the puncture, they started abusing and beating me. They even threatened to report the matter to a minister if I lodge a complaint with the police.&rdquo;
Bhosale said he contacted the Pune police control number 100 twice, but received no response from them. &ldquo;I also approached the Lonavala chowky, but no one was in there. It was only at the Talegoan toll naka, that they finally registered my case in the IRB complaint book.&rdquo; He added, &ldquo;They assured me that my grievances will be addressed, but it has been more than 34 hours, and I haven&rsquo;t heard from them. I&rsquo;ve been calling them for updates, but there&rsquo;s no response.&rdquo;
When contacted, Vinayak Dhakane deputy superintendent of police in-charge of Lonvala and under whose jurisdiction the Expressway falls, said he would look into the matter and register the complaint.

Halting on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway landed a 38-year-old tourist driver in trouble. He was allegedly abused and beaten by staffers of a construction company, and later made to run from pillar to post to lodge his complaint

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