Robbers loot Rs 36.50 lakh from petrol pump employees

Four employees of a petrol pump were robbed of cash Rs 36.50 lakh that they were carrying to deposit in a bank, at Nathupura flyover in east Delhi's Nand Nagri area today.
Police said the employees of the petrol pump in Nand Nagri were going to a bank in Durgapuri to deposit Rs 36.50 lakh which was looted from them at gun point by bike borne robbers at around 11 am.
The four employees Arvind, Vinod, Narendra and Manoj were carrying the cash in a car which was followed by four robbers on two motorcycles. As soon as the car reached the Nathupura flyover they were intercepted and forced to stop.

The robbers then got down from their bikes and surrounded the car and broke open its windowpane with the butt of guns and snatched away the bag containing Rs 36.50 lakh, said a senior police officer.
A case has been registered in this connection and investigation has been taken up. Police is screening CCTV footage on the route followed by the employees to identify the robbers, he said.
The employees and owner of the petrol pump have also been questioned in connection with the loot.