Mangaluru: Demanding the closure of toll plaza near NIT-K and repairing of Nanturu-Suratkal National Highway, the members of ‘Toll Gate Virodhi Horata Samiti’ initiated a ‘padayatre’ at Kuloor on Wednesday.

Toll Gate Virodhi Horata Samiti convener Muneer Katipalla, Deputy Mayor Mohammad Kunjatbail, former MLA Vijay Kumar Shetty, MCC member Dayanand Shetty, Revathi Putran, Purushottam Chitrapura, Joekatte Panchayath President Prasilla Montero, BK Imtiaz, Sunil Kumar Bajal, Santosh Bajal, Yadava Shetty , Mousabba Pakshikere, Srinath Kulal, Ayub Kolur, Dinesh Kumpala and others were present.

Heads of many organisations, including Suratkal Kinnigoli Zone Bus Owners Association, Kinnigoli Zone Lorry Owners Association, Three-wheeler Tempo Drivers' Owners Association Suratkal, Goods Tempo Driver's Association Suratkal, Suratkal Auto Driver's Union, Online Taxi Owners Association, Civil Committee Kulai, Gopalakrishna Bhajana Mandir Urundadi, New Friends Circle Krishnapur , Transport Workers Union, Suratkal, Jai-Karnataka Suratkal, DYFI Suratkal Many organizations participated in the protest.

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Kalaburagi (PTI): Seven people were arrested here for torturing a second-hand car dealer and two others by giving electric shock to their private parts, police said on Saturday.

Police arrested Imran Patel, Mohammed Mateen, Ramesh Doddamani, Sagar Koli and their accomplices.

Second-hand car dealer Ramesh Madiwala, Sameeruddin and Abdul Rehman were tortured for allegedly delaying delivery of a vehicle.

The accused allegedly demanded money for their release.

Police arrested seven people while a hunt is on for others involved in the incident.