Two persons were today arrested for allegedly stealing large sums of money from a petrol pump in Cossipore in the northern part of the city, the police said.
Sanjay Jaiswal (37) and Rahul Ghosh (26), both residents of Chitpur area were arrested for stealing Rs 1,36,000 from a petrol pump on Cossipore Road, a senior officer of the Kolkata Police said.
"Both accused visited the petrol pump riding a vehicle for filling fuel. On noticing that the cash chamber was unattended, they managed to steal the cash," the officer said.
The crime was noticed by the co-owner of the pump on CCTV after the duo left the fuel station, who then lodged a complaint with the Cossipore Police Station.
"The CCTV footages were sent to all corners including Bengal Police area following which the said vehicle was intercepted near Titagarh along with the two accused," the officer said.
The two accused were arrested and Rs 1,32,000 was recovered from them, he said adding, when produced at the Sealdah court, the two were remanded to police custody till February 14.
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