Tensions flared at a petrol pump in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind when two youths riding a motorcycle allegedly shot at a petrol pump attendant after he refused to refuel their vehicle because they were not wearing helmets, NDTV reported. A video of the incident has since gone viral on social media.
The incident occurred around 5 am on Saturday, when Tej Narayan Narwaria, 55, who works at Savitri Lodhi Petrol Pump on the Bhind-Gwalior National Highway (NH-719), refused to refuel the motorcycle of two men who were not wearing helmets.
The two men began arguing with the petrol pump attendant after he said his hands were tied because the order had been issued by the collector.
Enraged, the men began using expletives and, moments later, opened fire at him. A bullet struck Narwaria's hand, the report added.
In the CCTV footage, one of the men can be seen shooting using a pistol and another firing from a rifle. Multiple rounds were fired, forcing employees at the petrol pump to hide.
After the men left, the victim was admitted to the Bhind district hospital and then to a hospital in Gwalior, where his condition is reported to be stable.
Police was quoted by NDTV as saying that the attackers are residents of Bijpuri village under Bhind's rural police station limits. A wrestling event was underway in Bijpuri and the two men had stopped at the petrol pump to refuel their bike.
Barohi police station in-charge Atul Bhadoria was quoted as saying: "We have identified the accused through CCTV footage and a manhunt is on. They will be arrested soon."
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