Surathkal: The protesters including the Toll Gate Virodhi Horata Samiti leaders who were protesting and demanding the removal of the Surathkal toll gate were detained by the police on Tuesday.
The protesters who pushed through the barricade erected by police, while trying to lay siege around the toll gate were stopped by the police. The leader of the Surathkal Toll Gate Horata Samiti Muneer Kaatipalla, former MLAs Ivan D’Souza, Shakuntala Shetty, J.R Lobo, Mohiuddin Bava, leaders Mithun Rai, Shashidhar Hegde, Pratibha Kulai, and B.K Imthiyaz including other protesters were detained by police. The detained leaders and protesters were taken away from the site in a vehicle, it is learned.
Ahead of these developments, vehicular traffic on the national highway experienced complete disarray. At present, the police have made way for smoother movement of vehicles.
In the background of the protests, thorough security arrangements have been set up under the leadership of Mangaluru City Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar.
