petrol pump looted at gun point

A group of miscreants decamped with cash and gold ornament worth of few lakh on gun point from a petrol pump located near Godbhaga on NH 6, 30 km away from here on Friday night. They also made two round of black fire to terrorize petrol pump staff. They also attacked the owner and cashier on their protest. The police registered a case but failed to nab the accused.

Police sources said the accused entered the petrol pump (auto care centre) in two bikes and made two rounds of blank fires and entered the cabin of the cashier. The miscreants put a gun on the head of the cashier Seshadev Dash and asked to give the money. The owner Roop Narayan Agrawal was present in the cabin along with his family members by that time. The miscreants also put a gun on the head of Prachi, owner’s younger daughter..

‘The miscreants have looted cash of more than a lakh and gold ornaments of the owner’s wife present there. They have managed to flee the place before us. A case has been registered and investigation is on to nab the accused’, a police officer of Attabira police station told.

According to him the looters seems to be local youths of the age group of 19/20 years. “They all were taking in Sambalpuri language and seemed to be locals”, he added