LUCKNOW, April 12 -- The police booked more than two dozen people, including three named individuals, for impeding traffic on the Lucknow-Kanpur highway, in Sarojini Nagar, after an unauthorised opening in the road was sealed. The incident occurred on April 9 near Chillawan village under Sarojini Nagar police station limits, while the FIR was registered the following day on April 10, police said on Saturday. According to the FIR, the traffic department had undertaken a drive to close unauthorised openings on the highway divider and used a crane to seal an illegal cut near an English liquor shop on the Farrukhabad-Chillawan stretch. The cut was reportedly causing frequent accidents and disrupting traffic flow. "The action, however, triggered protests from local residents and traders. By around 6 pm, a group gathered at the spot, raised slogans, and blocked the highway, leading to severe traffic disruption on the busy corridor," said the complainant sub-inspector Avneesh Verma. Verma, who reached the spot with a police team, said attempts were made to persuade the protesters to clear the road, but they refused to disperse. Additional force had to be called in to bring the situation under control. Police have named MC Tiwari, Rakesh, a grocery shop owner, and Brijendra Sharma alias Pappu in the FIR, along with 20-25 unidentified persons. "The case has been registered under sections 285, 132, and 191(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)," said SHO Sarojni Nagar RR Prajapati....