Minor killed in scuffle at 'illegal' toll plaza.

SHEIKHUPURA -- A three-year-old died during a scuffle between motorists and staffers at an allegedly illegal toll plaza on Muridke-Narang road on Monday.

Three people as well as Ahmad, 3, were passing through the 'toll plaza'. When the staff asked the motorists to pay Rs30 for passing through, a scuffle broke out between them.

The staff attacked the commuters with sticks and iron rods during which Ahmad was severely hit and taken to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced him dead.

Similar unapproved toll plazas have been set up on various roads of the district and such scuffles have become a routine.

A number of travellers have...

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