A chaos-like situation prevailed in Regional Transport Office on Thursday when the staff witnessed 11 coconuts (Nariyal) wrapped in a red cloths tied in office premises. The coconuts were tied outside the chambers of RTO, ARTO and other sections which surprised the employees there. However, officials didn’t react to the incident and didn’t allow the employees to remove the same.
According to sources, some pooja was performed in the office on Thursday night and the coconuts were tied to bring peace in the office. “The rituals were performed with the knowledge of the officials and they allowed to tie them in the office premises,” sources said.
One of the employees, on the condition of anonymity said, “We asked the officials to remove it but they told us to keep it intact. It is all in there knowledge.” Meanwhile, RTO Jitendra Raghuvanshi has a different tale to tell. He said, “The coconuts were kept in the office during the initial pooja of the inauguration of the office. Somebody has tied the same coconuts on the doors.”
