The Tribune, July 10, 1999
Petrol staff robbed of Rs 1.72 lakh
From Our Correspondent
ROHTAK, July 9 — A cash amount of about Rs 1.72 lakh was taken away at gunpoint in broad day- light by some unidentified persons from the employees of a petrol station reportedly owned by the Tourism Department of the state in Bahadurgarh town, about 45 km from here, on Thursday.
According to police sources, the incident happened when two employees of the petrol pump owned by the Gaurriya tourist complex at Bahadurgarh town were going on a scooter towards a bank, to deposit the cash totalling Rs 1.72 lakh at noon. Some unidentified persons came in Maruti van and hit the two-wheeler, brandished a pistol, snatched the bag containing the cash from the employees and fled away.
The police has registered a case and has launched hunt to trace the culprits.
Meanwhile, in another incident the police has registered a case of dowry death against a person and his parents belonging Pakasma village in the district.
According to a complaint lodged by one Chander Singh of Karor village in the district, his daughter Meena, married to One Sanjay of Pakasma village, a few years ago recently committed suicide by consuming some poisonous tablets after being harassed by her husband, mother-in-law and father-in-law for not bringing adequate dowry. The police has booked a case under Sections 304-B and 498-A of the IPC.
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