Villagers held a mobile tower technician captive for two hours in Fatehpur districtPRAYAGRAJ: In a bizarre incident, a group of villagers after being fed up over poor connectivity for allegedly past two years, not only made a technician of a telecom company captive but also tied him with the mobile tower for around two hours in Hardauli village of Fatehpur district on Thursday evening.After being alerted, cops posted at 112 rushed the spot and freed the technician from the clutches of villagers. In the meantime, a group of villagers arrived at the spot and involved themselves into heated arguments over poor mobile connectivity.Victim said that one of the unknown villagers suggested that others tie him with the mobile tower, then only we will get better connectivity. Following this, villagers held a mobile tower technician captive and tied him to the tower. At the time of installation, residents had hoped that the issue of poor mobile network connectivity would be resolved. The police learned of the matter after the video began circulating widely.
