Three men allegedly fled a petrol pump in Jhansi without paying for Rs 1950 worth of fuel, and the entire incident was caught on the pump's CCTV camera. The incident took place on the night of July 4, when a black car without a number plate arrived at the pump to get fuel filled.
Unmarked Car Arrived Around 9 PM
The incident occurred at the Radhe-Radhe filling station located on the Kanpur highway in Jhansi. Around 9 PM on the night of July 4, the car pulled up at the pump and the occupants asked for petrol to be filled. When the salesman asked for payment before filling the tank, the young men in the car assured him they would pay. In the meantime, Rs 1950 worth of petrol was filled into the vehicle.
Car Sped Off the Moment the Cap Was Shut
After the fuel was filled, when the salesman asked for payment again, one of the men started pretending to take out money from his pocket. He then told the salesman to first close the fuel tank cap, saying the payment was coming. The moment a second salesman closed the tank cap, the men sped off in the car without wasting a second. The pump staff tried to stop the vehicle and ran after it shouting, but the car vanished in the blink of an eye. There were three people in the car, two sitting in the front seats and one in the back. The car's windows had black film on them, making it difficult to identify the occupants inside.
Pump Owner Files Complaint, Demands Action
The petrol pump's owner, Abhinav Yadav, filed a complaint about the incident with the Baragaon police station and demanded strict action against those responsible. Abhinav Yadav said that around 9:03 PM, a black car arrived at the pump, and the occupants asked the salesman for Rs 1950 worth of petrol. The salesman fed the amount into the machine and started filling the vehicle. Once the fuel was filled and payment was sought, the car's occupants first asked for the cap to be closed and then immediately sped away without paying.
Not the First Such Incident at the Pump
According to the pump owner, this is not the first time a vehicle has left without paying for fuel. Earlier, the driver of a Thar had also filled Rs 3500 worth of diesel and fled without making payment. Pump operators say repeated incidents like these are causing them financial losses, and they want the police to act firmly so that others think twice before attempting such acts in the future.
