After arrest, auto protest blocks Anwar Shah Rd

  • | Tuesday | 26th March, 2019

Even as the auto drivers lifted the road blockade around 7.50pm, it took another hour for traffic movement to get normalised.A large police picket was posted at the crossing of Prince Anawar Shah Road and DPS Road. This is the first arrest in the case.As soon as fellow auto drivers came to know about the arrest, they blocked the road in front of South City Mall. KOLKATA: Traffic movement came to a halt on Prince Anwar Shah Road as auto drivers blocked a stretch during peak evening hours on Monday, protesting against the arrest of a driver on charges of molesting and harassing a woman a week ago. Akhtar had allegedly molested a woman when she protested refusal by the drivers outside South City Mall on March 18. Commuters had a harrowing time as they got stuck for hours due to the protest.Police arrested accused auto driver Sheikh Akhtar (42), a resident of Deshpran Shashmal Road, on Monday.

KOLKATA: Traffic movement came to a halt on Prince Anwar Shah Road as auto drivers blocked a stretch during peak evening hours on Monday, protesting against the arrest of a driver on charges of molesting and harassing a woman a week ago. Commuters had a harrowing time as they got stuck for hours due to the protest.Police arrested accused auto driver Sheikh Akhtar (42), a resident of Deshpran Shashmal Road, on Monday. Akhtar had allegedly molested a woman when she protested refusal by the drivers outside South City Mall on March 18. This is the first arrest in the case.As soon as fellow auto drivers came to know about the arrest, they blocked the road in front of South City Mall. The blockade started around 6.30pm and continued for more than an hour. As vehicular movement went haywire, a large police contingent rushed to the spot. While one team engaged in a dialogue with the protesters, another started handling the traffic.Tollygunge-bound vehicles were diverted towards Golf Club Road while those heading towards Harza and Bhowanipore were diverted through Lake Garden flyover. Even as the auto drivers lifted the road blockade around 7.50pm, it took another hour for traffic movement to get normalised.A large police picket was posted at the crossing of Prince Anawar Shah Road and DPS Road.

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