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Bhind Petrol Pump Worker Shot After 'No Helmet, No Petrol' Refusal as Police Identify Suspects

Police say a manhunt is underway after CCTV and eyewitness accounts linked two Bijpuri residents to the attack.

The shooting was caught on CCTV camera at the fuel station, which shows one of the men shooting using a pistol and another firing from a rifle. Both the accused fired multiple bullets while the pump employees ran to hide.. (Representational)
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Overview

  • The shooting occurred around 5 a.m. Saturday at Savitri Lodhi Petrol Pump on National Highway 719 in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Staff had refused to refuel two helmetless riders under a district order requiring helmets for service at fuel stations.
  • The victim, identified as 55-year-old Tej Narayan Narwaria, sustained a gunshot injury, was treated at the district hospital, and was referred to Gwalior, with his condition reported as stable.
  • CCTV video shows one attacker firing a pistol while the other displayed a firearm, and police said the pair returned after an earlier argument at the pump.
  • Investigators say the suspects have been identified through footage and witnesses as residents of Bijpuri village, and efforts to arrest them are ongoing.