Bike-borne criminals vandalises fuel station, thrash staff in Begusarai

Begusarai: Four bike-borne criminals indulged in vandalism at a petrol pump and thrashing the staff on duty near Sadanandpur village under Balia police station area of Begusarai district on Saturday afternoon.

They even started indiscriminate firing to terrorise other employees working at the fuel station.However, the act of violence was captured on the CCTV cameras installed on the petrol pump premises. The CCTV footage of the incident shows four armed criminals storming into the petrol pump premises on two bikes and start thrashing the nozzle man on duty. They did not even spare the other staff and thrashed them with sticks.Begusarai SP Manish on Sunday said, "The police have identified the criminals with the help of footage of the CCTV cameras installed on the petrol pump premises. Raids are being carried out to nab them."

Mahesh Mahto, the nozzle man on duty, said on Saturday two people on their bike came for fuel. "However, both disputed that the metre started with Rs 10 when I started filling the bike fuel tank. The dispute led to a scuffle between me and the two men.

But with the intervention of other staff, the matter was calmed down. However, they later returned with their associates and indulged into violence. I somehow managed to lock myself inside a room to escape their fury," he said.Balia DSP Neha Kumari said that five empty cartridges were recovered from the spot. Begusarai: Four bike-borne criminals indulged in vandalising a petrol pump and thrashing a staff on duty near Sadanandpur village under Balia police station area of Begusarai district on Saturday afternoon.

They even started indiscriminate firing to terrorise other employees working at the fuel station.However, the act of violence was captured on the CCTV cameras installed on the petrol pump premises. The CCTV footage of the incident shows four armed criminals storming into the petrol pump premises on two bikes and start thrashing the nozzle man on duty. They did not even spare the other staff and thrashed them with sticks.Begusarai SP Manish on Sunday said, "The police have identified the criminals with the help of footage of the CCTV cameras installed on the petrol pump premises. Raids are being carried out to nab them."Mahesh Mahto, the nozzle man on duty, said on Saturday two people on their bike came for fuel. "However, both disputed that the metre started with Rs 10 when I started filling the bike fuel tank. The dispute led to a scuffle between me and the two men. But with the intervention of other staff, the matter was calmed down. However, they later returned with their associates and indulged into violence. I somehow managed to lock myself inside a room to escape their fury," he said.Balia DSP Neha Kumari said that five empty cartridges were recovered from the spot.