{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Sagar Toll Plaza Loses Power After Electricity Official Objects to Paying Toll, Manager Alleges",
  "summary": "An electricity department official in Sagar's Karrapur allegedly got the local toll plaza's power supply cut off after being asked to pay toll, with the manager accusing him of high-handedness and collusion.",
  "content": "A dispute over toll tax at the Karrapur toll plaza in Sagar turned ugly on Monday after an angry power department official allegedly got the plaza's entire electricity supply switched off. Toll plaza management has called it a blatant abuse of official power.\n\nManager Accuses Official of High-Handedness\nManoj Kumar Tomar, manager of the Karrapur toll plaza, has directly accused electricity department officials of behaving in a dictatorial manner. According to Tomar, Mayank Kumar, an electricity official posted in Banda, commutes between Sagar and Banda every day, and as a courtesy the toll plaza had until now been letting his personal vehicle pass without charging toll. That informal arrangement, Tomar says, has now spiralled into a full blown dispute.\n\nDemand for Free Passage Extended to Commercial Vehicles\nTomar alleges that the official's demands kept growing until he began pressuring toll staff to wave through not just his own car but also loading trucks and other commercial vehicles travelling behind him, all without paying toll. Matters came to a head on Monday when Mayank Kumar's vehicles were stopped, as per the rules, for toll payment.\n\nArgument, a Phone Call, and a Blackout\nThe toll manager says the official flew into a rage when asked to pay, misbehaving with toll staff on duty and getting into a heated argument with them. Immediately after the argument, Mayank Kumar allegedly phoned Ramnivas Adivasi, an electricity official posted in Karrapur. Soon after that call, Tomar alleges, the power supply to the entire toll plaza was deliberately cut off, an act he attributes to collusion between the two officials and an old rivalry.\n\nToll Operations Disrupted\nThe power outage disrupted the toll plaza's routine operations and left staff on duty struggling to manage. Management has described the episode as a glaring example of officials misusing their position and government machinery for personal gain.\n\nWhat this means for you\nThe episode highlights how misuse of official power can disrupt everyday public services.\n\n• Across India: Incidents like this raise questions about accountability of government officials and the risk of arbitrary behaviour at essential public facilities like toll plazas.\n• In Sagar: Commuters and commercial vehicle drivers passing through the Karrapur toll plaza daily may face delays and inconvenience whenever the power supply is disrupted.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Where did this incident happen?\nIt happened at the Karrapur toll plaza in Sagar.\n\n2. Which official has been accused?\nMayank Kumar, an electricity department official posted in Banda, has been accused.\n\n3. How did the dispute start?\nIt started on Monday when Mayank Kumar's vehicles were stopped for toll payment as per the rules.\n\n4. Why wasn't Mayank Kumar charged toll earlier?\nAs a courtesy and out of goodwill, the toll plaza had until now not been charging toll on his personal vehicle.\n\n5. Was the free-pass demand only for his personal car?\nNo, it is alleged that pressure was later put on to let loading trucks and other commercial vehicles pass free as well.\n\n6. Who did the toll manager accuse?\nToll manager Manoj Kumar Tomar accused electricity department officials of high-handedness and dictatorial behaviour.\n\n7. Whom did the official allegedly call before the power was cut?\nHe allegedly called Ramnivas Adivasi, an electricity official posted in Karrapur, right after the argument.\n\n8. What was the impact of the power cut?\nThe toll plaza's routine operations were disrupted and staff on duty faced difficulty.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/madhya-pradesh/sagar-ke-karrapur-tola-plaja-men-taiksa-mangane-para-bijali-adhikari-ne-katavai-saplai-mainejara-ne-lagaya-tanashahi-ka-aropa-9584",
  "category": "Madhya Pradesh",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-21",
  "tags": [
    "Toll Tax Dispute",
    "Karrapur Toll Plaza",
    "Sagar Electricity Department",
    "Manoj Kumar Tomar",
    "Mayank Kumar",
    "Power Official Highhandedness"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}