Three motorcycles borne armed miscreants looted Rs18,000 from a petrol pump located at Baghara on Maheshmunda-Giridih road under the Bengabad police station here on Tuesday .The gang also injured the petrol pump staffs with a sharp weapon. No one has been arrested in this connection till filling this report.
According to police ,the incident occurred around 1pm in Baghara area of Bengabad block under the same police station, when a gang of three robbers, armed with pistols and daggers, enter the Sai- petrol pump. Warning all staff to remain at their place, the criminals tied up all those present at the scene and then decamped with Rs18,000 from the cash box. When the manager of the Sai petrol pump ,protested along with others staff, the criminals attacked them with a dagger.
The fear—stricken cashier handed then over the day’s sale proceed amounting to Rs18,000to the miscreants. They fled on a two—wheelers towards Giridih town, police sources said. The motorcycles number plate was covered with a cloth and could not be noted down. A FIR has been lodged with the Bengabad police, who started a manhunt to nub the criminals but no arrests have been made so far.