Four bike-borne men in Bihar’s Saharsa robbed a petrol pump and fled with Rs 21,000 with the entire incident caught on a CCTV camera. A man on a bike could be seen in the footage who came for refuelling his vehicle.
Suddenly, two more men showed up on their bikes pulled out weapons and threatened a petrol pump worker.
The worker was told that if he made noise, he would be shot dead, reported NDTV. The robbers, with their faces covered, forcibly snatched a bag containing Rs 21,000 and fled the scene on their bikes.
The entire heist was witnessed by customers who were present at the petrol pump at that time.
सहरसा में हथियारबंद अपराधियों ने पेट्रोल पंप लूटा।
कमजोर और बेबस मुख्यमंत्री के कारण अपराधियों के हौसले बुलंद है। बिहार की बदहाल विधि व्यवस्था के कारण प्रदेश में हत्या, गोलीबारी, बलात्कार, लूट, चोरी, छिनतई, अपहरण व रंगदारी की घटनाएं सामान्य हो गयी है। सरकार में बेचारे मंत्री और… pic.twitter.com/aCYor5tzAe
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) February 6, 2025
As per the report, there was no police patrolling in the area sparking fear among local residents who are questioning the effectiveness of police in tackling the crime.
The local residents have urged the authorities to beef up security mesaures and intensify police patrolling to curb rising criminal activitis in the district.
Police are probing the incident and the accused are yet to be caught.
Tejashwi Slams CM Nitish
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed the NDA ruled Bihar governemnt over the incident. The former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister called out Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as “weak and helpless.”
“Due to the weak and helpless Chief Minister, the morale of criminals is high. Due to the poor law and order situation in Bihar, incidents of murder, firing, rape, robbery, theft, snatching, kidnapping and extortion have become common in the state,” Yadav said in a post on X.
“The poor ministers and the Chief Minister in the government are mere spectators. Retired officers and criminals are running the NDA government,” he added.
