Petrol pump owner alleges loot of Rs 8 lakh by mukhiya

PATNA: Royal Rajdhani

petrol pump

’s proprietor Dipunj Dev Yadav, brother Nirvan Dev Yadav and their employee Dharmendra Kumar were allegedly thrashed when they refused to give petrol to few customers after they jumped the queue on Thursday.

The pump is located near the

Neora

police outpost on Shivala-Bihta Road under the

Bihta

police station area, on the outskirts of Patna.

Dipunj has lodged an FIR, naming Vikas Kumar, Neora panchayat mukhiya Bablu Kumar Chauhan, deputy mukhiya Ravi Kumar Gupta and Zehar Singh as accused. The

FIR

alleges they not only resorted to violence but also looted around Rs 8 lakh from the petrol pump’s cash counter.

Dipunj told TOI over phone the four accused reached the petrol pump in an SUV around 8.30am and demanded petrol even though other vehicles were lined up ahead of their vehicle.

“When Dharmendra asked them to wait, he was thrashed. Soon an SI from the Neora outpost reached the spot and took the four away,” Dipunj said, adding the four again reached the outlet with at least ten supporters within an hour, thrashed everyone and looted around Rs 8 lakh from the cash counter.

Alleging the accused even fired in air, Dipunj said the police outpost was located on a rented plot owned by Vikas. “That’s why police were lenient towards them,” he said.

Bihta police station SHO said the CCTV footage of the petrol pump was being scanned. “A scuffle did take place but no one is visible in the footage of the CCTV camera installed at the cash counter,” he said, adding that no one was arrested yet.