Petrol bunk station staff, with the help of a traffic cop, pinned down a 21-year-old man, who was part of a three-member gang that attacked one of the staffers with a dagger when he was asked to pay for filling fuel for his motorcycle on Thursday.
The Byatarayanapura police identified the accused caught at the spot as Kiran and based on information he provided, arrested Uday. Efforts are on to track down the third person who is on the run. The trio had come to the petrol bunk after committing a robbery, investigations revealed.
The accused went to Nayara Petrol Bunk, Avalahalli Main Road, Girinagara, around 9.20 p.m., when it was not crowded and asked the attendant to fill fuel. The victim, Arun Kumar C.S., 28, a staffer filled the fuel tank and asked them to pay the bill of ₹1,570. They asked Kiran to take care of it and sped away.
