India, Oct. 21 -- Upset over the non-dismal Diwali bonus, workers at the Fatehabad toll post on Agra-Lucknow Expressway threw open all the gates, allowing thousands of vehicles to pass without paying any charges on Monday. The protest, a blessing in disguise for commuters on the highway, led to chaos and disrupted normal toll operations, after which police rushed to the spot.

Twenty-one workers of the Shri Sign & Datar company that manages the Fatehabad toll post were miffed after they reportedly received only Rs.1,100 as a Diwali bonus.

The protest is expected to have caused the Centre losses worth lakhs of rupees as vehicles crossed the toll gates without paying any tax. Dainik Bhaskar reported that at least 5,000 vehicles passed the ...