Five youth have been arrested so far in connection with a petrol pump loot case at Birni in Giridih. The accused persons were arrested on Thursday evening while they were trying to flee the area with the money looted from Prerna Kisan Sewa petrol pump,Barkathha said SP, Giridih Surendra KumarJha .
All the culprits have confessed their involvement in the incident and an amount Rs 1,260 has also been recovered from them. Of the five arrested,identified as Dinesh Yadav, Vishal Yadav, Dilip Yadav, Ramkishor Yadav and Manohar lal Yadav, two are resident of Sihodih in Muffasil whereas three others are resident of Mahuatand.
According to police, today’s arrest was made at Mahuatand and Sihodih in Giridih when Saria DSP Binod Kumar Mahto along with Inspector Ramnarayan Chaudhary and Officer in-Charge Muffasil and Birni police stations namely Ratnesh Mohan Thakur and Arjun Kumar Mishra raided two different places after tip-off.Upon search, police recovered one motorbike and four mobile phone pistol and Rs 1,260 bearing label of the petrol pump.
Police said on October 1 late evening at about 8 pm five criminals entered into the counter room of Kishan Sewa petrol pump which is situated at NH-2 near Barkathha. At that time the all staffs of the petrol pump was there and the armed criminals snatched Rs 1260 sale amount from them and escaped with the looted money.
After their departure owner informed Birni police about the incident and in the meantime locals also got assembled at the petrol pump while Birni police immediately informed other police stations but the criminals successfully escaped.