Truck drivers expose extortion at RTO check posts in MP:Officer fled in car after being filmed in Sagar; viral video gets 4.5 crore views

Although the Madhya Pradesh Transport Department officially shut down all transport check posts from July 1, 2023, ground realities tell a different story. Despite the closure orders, illegal collections continue unchecked at borders shared with Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. Truck drivers crossing these routes are now filming the ongoing extortion and exposing the corrupt practices on social media. Khawasa Check post (Seoni): Dhaba guard caught extorting in Uniform A video dated June 12 went viral on social media showing a man in a khaki uniform stopping trucks and collecting money illegally at the Khawasa check post in Seoni district.
Truck drivers caught the man, tied him with a rope and beat him up. The situation turned chaotic, resulting in a few minor truck collisions.
Police later confirmed that the man was not a transport department employee, but a security guard from a nearby dhaba, who had donned a uniform to collect bribes. Mauganj–Hanumana check post: Officer breaks driver’s phone for filming On November 16, 2023, around 6 p.m., truck driver Injamam Mohammad was en route from Coimbatore to Patna in truck RJ 11 GB 9981 when he was stopped at the Hanumana border in Mauganj district.
Officials demanded his documents, to which he replied that the border was officially closed and they could check his documents online. This reportedly angered the RTO officers, who engaged in a heated argument.
When the conductor began filming the confrontation, officials snatched and broke his phone. An inquiry into the incident is ongoing. Drivers arrive in groups; RTO staff flee On October 10, 2025, a group of truck drivers from Mauganj reached the Hanumana check post to confront officials accused of illegal extortion. Upon seeing the drivers arriving together, RTO employees fled the scene. The entire incident was captured on video and later shared widely on social media. MP–Gujarat border: ₹300 entry fee alleged Truck driver Arbaaz posted several videos on Facebook showing extortion at the Madhya Pradesh–Gujarat border.
In the footage, men in Khaki uniforms can be seen diverting trucks to a separate lane and demanding Rs 300 as “entry fees” per truck.
When Arbaaz questioned the legality of the check post, the official reluctantly removed the barricade and allowed him to pass. Sagar viral video: 4.5 crore views on Facebook A recent video from Sagar district has drawn nationwide attention. On the Jhansi–Lakhnadon Four-Lane Highway, transport officers allegedly conducted illegal checking operations.
A truck driver from Mewat, Aashiq Khan, who is also a YouTuber, filmed the officers collecting bribes.
As soon as he began recording, RTO officials fled in their Scorpio car. Khan uploaded the footage on Facebook, where it has now amassed over 4.5 crore views. Malthone Check post (Sagar): Masked officer filmed extorting drivers Another viral clip from Malthone check post in Sagar shows a man in Khaki uniform wearing a mask, checking trucks.
When the driver told him the border was officially closed, the official replied, “Check your papers online.”
After a brief argument, the officer removed the barricade and let the truck pass, saying, “You’ve come here just to argue.” Morena check post: Truckers capture extortion live On October 14, truck driver Anees Khan shared a video from the MP–UP border in Morena, showing RTO officers collecting money from passing trucks.
The footage added to the growing list of viral videos revealing rampant bribery across Madhya Pradesh’s transport check posts. NTPC Singrauli: Clash between drivers and transport officials In another incident last week, truck drivers clashed with transport officials inside the NTPC campus in Singrauli.
Videos of the confrontation and scuffles were also uploaded on social media, showing drivers accusing officials of daily harassment and extortion.
Drivers’ union demands action Rudra Pratap Yadav, District President of the All Drivers Welfare Association, Sagar, strongly criticized the system: Some RTO officials and their private agents are acting like goons at these check posts. The exploitation of drivers is constant, and the government seems unwilling to stop it. He added that drivers face harassment and illegal demands daily, even when all their papers are in order. Government announces new checking system In response to widespread criticism, the Madhya Pradesh government has announced plans to establish Road Safety and Enforcement Checking Points under a new system. In the first phase, 45 check posts will be created for official inspection. Until then, mobile enforcement units will monitor vehicle movement. The government issued a notification regarding this new system on Sunday, promising stricter oversight and the elimination of illegal collections.