Dacoits beat up petrol pump staff, loot Rs 1.5 lakh in Nashik

Four persons working at a petrolpump in Maharashtra's Nashik district were Saturday assaultedand Rs 1.5 lakh cash looted by dacoits, police said

The incident happened at Shirwadephata petrol pump onthe Mumbai-Agra National Highway at around 3am, an officialsaid

"The dacoits, riding motorcycles, assaulted the petrolpump staff and snatched Rs 1.5 lakh cash. A case has beenregistered with Pimpalgaon police station and efforts are onto nab the dacoits," he said.