Four persons working at a petrol pump in Maharashtra's Nashik district were Saturday assaulted and Rs 1.5 lakh cash looted by dacoits, police said.

The incident happened at Shirwadephata petrol pump on the Mumbai-Agra National Highway at around 3am, an official said.

"The dacoits, riding motorcycles, assaulted the petrol pump staff and snatched Rs 1.5 lakh cash. A case has been registered with Pimpalgaon police station and efforts are on to nab the dacoits," he said.

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