Petrol bunk employee assaulted, robbed of Rs 12 lakh

A petrol bunk employee was Tiruchengode near here was assaulted today and robbed of Rs 12 lakh in cash by two motorcyle borne persons, police said.

A petrol bunk employee was Tiruchengode near here was assaulted on Monday and robbed of Rs 12 lakh in cash by two motorcyle borne persons, police said.

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Police said the man was on his way to a bank to deposit the money when the two accosted him, threw chilli powder on his eyes and escaped with the bag containing the cash.