India, Dec. 9 -- Ludhiana

Two days after miscreants opened fire at staffers at the Ladhowal toll barrier, police have arrested all the three accused persons. The incident, initially reported as an act of intimidation by alleged VIPs refusing to pay toll, has taken a new turn, with the arrested men claiming they were assaulted by toll staff over an overcharging dispute.

The accused-Amitpal Singh, Aditya Mohan and Satnam Singh, all residents of Batala-were returning from a wedding in Patiala when the altercation erupted. Toll plaza employees had earlier alleged that one of the men boasted of being a 'chairman of some board,' refused to pay the toll plaza and opened fire when asked to produce a valid VIP card.

According to additional depu...