Mysuru

Five armed men allegedly assaulted two employees of a petrol bunk and looted ₹15,300 from the office in the district, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place late on February 12 at Swamy Service fuel station in Karimuddanahalli village of Hunsur taluk. The assault was captured on the petrol bunk’s CCTV cameras, and the footage has since surfaced online and is being widely circulated on social media.

According to the FIR, the cashier, Ajay Kumar, who has been working at the fuel station for the past four years, stated that at around 9.49 pm a man in his 20s arrived at the bunk on the pretext of filling a water bottle. He returned shortly thereafter and asked for diesel. Kumar informed him that the pumps had been shut for the night but said pre-filled five-litre diesel cans were available.

The man allegedly took a photograph of the bunk’s Paytm scanner, claiming his friends would transfer the money and that he would return to collect the fuel, the complaint said.

“At about 10.22 pm, the same person arrived along with four others in a car and again sought diesel. Around 10.33 pm, all five barged into the office armed with a dagger and a machete, assaulted the cashier and another staff member, Dinesh, and demanded cash,” the FIR stated.

During the scuffle, one of the accused allegedly snatched ₹15,300 from the cashier’s pocket. The complainant managed to escape and raise an alarm, following which the accused fled in their car, leaving behind a machete in the office in their haste.

The cashier sustained injuries to his left shoulder and back, while Dinesh suffered injuries to his forehead and right ear. Both were later treated at a nearby hospital, police said.

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A case has been registered under Section 310(2) (dacoity) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and a search is on to nab the accused. Further investigation is underway, police added.