Goons refuse to pay, set Gaya petrol station on fire

GAYA: Four goons allegedly set on fire a petrol station, a school bus and one bike parked there after refusing to pay for the fuel they had got filled in their bike at Tarwan Mor under Bankebazaar police station area in Gaya district on Tuesday night.
According to an employee of the petrol station, two goons on a bike first reached the fuel station around 8.45pm. They asked the staff to fill the tank of the bike. When asked to pay, they refused and threatened the staff at gunpoint. A verbal duel ensued. But the petrol station staff feared for life as the goons were carrying firearms and allowed them to leave.
The two goons, along with two others on two bikes, returned to the petrol station around 11pm and set on fire the four vending nozzles of the pump, a school bus and one bike parked there and escaped.
The petrol station staff informed the police about the incident. The employees managed to douse the fire with the help of fire fighting device, sand and water. But by then, the pump nozzles, bus and the bike were badly damaged. Bankebazaar SHO Kumar Saurabh said local goons are suspected to be involved in the incident.