Pune: Five arrested for robbing petrol pump manager of Rs 8.74 lakh cash

Pune Police arrested five men, including a history-sheeter previously booked for a minor’s rape, for allegedly robbing the manager of Magar petrol pump of Rs 8.74 lakh cash, which he was going to deposit at a bank. One of the accused was also a staffer at the petrol pump, with whom the other four developed a good rapport and then planned the crime, police said.

The incident took place on June 14. Police identified the accused as Arbaz Pathan (19), Ubed Khan (20), Talim Khan (20), Ajim alias Antya Shaikh (22) and Prajot Zambre (20), all residents of Hadapsar. Zambre was a staffer at the petrol pump.