CHIKKAMAGALUR: A group of men in a car cheated a petrol bunk staffer after filling petrol for Rs 2,000 and fleeing without paying up for the fuel. The incident occurred at a HP fuel station on the outskirts off Sringeri town past midnight on Saturday.
In CCTV footage available, the men can be seen arriving in a Maruti Swift car bearing no registration plates. After filling petrol, they made good their escape without paying up. Later, they fled frm the Tanikodu checkpost too without obtaining a pass.
It is alleged that some cattle were stolen from Bidaragodu near Sringeri in the same car. The Bajrang Dal has demanded the authorities to take strick action to curb cattle smuggling.