Service buses go off road after clash erupts at Surathkal over toll hike

April 1, 2016

Mangaluru, Apr 1: In protest against the fresh hike in toll tariff on vehicles on Mangaluru-Udupi road and alleged highhandedness of tollgate personnel at Surathkal, service buses went off the road on Friday.

The sudden bus strike was the result of a brawl between a private bus conductor and tollgate personnel over tariff hike in the morning. However, express buses continued to operate on the road after repeated requests from regular commuters including students.

According to sources, a quarrel erupted at NIT-K tollgate at Surathkal when a private bus staff refused to pay hiked toll rate. Within a few minutes, it snowballed into a major clash and all the private buses on Udupi-Mangaluru road joined the agitation.

When a large number of people began to gather at the tollgate cops resorted to mild baton charge and brought the situation under control.

Two separate complaints have been lodged at jurisdictional Surathkal police station-one from tollgate personnel and the other from service bus employees. Police said that they are investigating the matter.

Toll rate hike
The toll rates at the NIT-K toll gate at Surathkal as well as the Brahmarakootlu toll gate plaza in the district went up on April 1. The monthly pass rates for both LMV and LCV categories have also gone up by Rs 25 and Rs 45 from Rs 1,510 and Rs 2,435 respectively.

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now everywhere corporation charging parking charges even railway,malls,private property owners,... strict law should be implemented to curb this charges, after all we pay road tax, let govt should take this burden.

Karnataka Govt please give your attention to suratkal (mangalore) toll gate.....charges are heavy...burden to common people.....

And that too 2 KM before the toll gate while coming creating huge jam and more vehicles to pass after 12 am

When you buy lunch and forget to keep money for toll gate

my monthly expenses fueling 20k toll gate 8k subscription 3k5 airtime 6k dstv 6k phcn 5k gym 3k am i living or surviving in this country

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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