Dumka: Three motorcyle-borne unidentified miscreants struck a petrol pump at Kalajhariya located on the Jamtara-Karmatand Road on Saturday evening and decamped with around Rs 50,000 after taking the owner and the employees hostage on gun point, police said.Jamtara sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Anand Jyoti Minj said, The three accused arrived at the petrol pump at about 7:30pm on Saturday on a motorcycle as customers. They pointed country-made pistols at the employees when the latter demanded money for the petrol filled in the bike. They took pump owner Lalmohan Singh hostage on gun point and looted Rs 50,000 from the cash box, before fleeing. The robbers also snatched the mobile phones of the hostages but threw these at some distance from the site while escaping, he added.Police said one of the robbers was wearing a helmet while the remaining two had covered their faces with clothes. The incident was captured in the CCTV cameras. They are being identified on the basis of the footage.We also published the following articles recentlyPetrol pump staff robbed at gunpoint in west DelhiSix individuals on motorcycles attacked a petrol pump in Mundka, Delhi, and stole the cash collected by the staff. The incident was captured on CCTV and the footage was shared on social media. The bikers approached the employees pretending to request a full tank before one of them brandished a pistol and demanded money. In the video, an employee tried to stop one of the robbers but was assaulted. The gang fired shots and escaped. A case has been registered and a search for the robbers is underway.Caught on cam: Petrol pump staff robbed at gunpoint in west Delhis MundkaA petrol pump attendant in Delhi was robbed of Rs 10,000 at gunpoint by six individuals on two motorbikes. The incident, captured in a viral video, shows the attackers swiftly robbing the attendant before fleeing the scene. The police have launched an investigation into the incident, which occurred in the Mundka area of west Delhi.Sifting for hostages to be a daunting taskHamas militants have reportedly seized around 120 hostages, including civilians and soldiers, after launching a surprise attack on Israel. The total number of hostages is estimated to be around 150, but it is uncertain if they are alive or dead. Israeli forces have entered Gaza to search for evidence and locate the hostages, but it will be challenging as Hamas operates with decentralized cells. Hamas has threatened to kill the hostages in response to any Israeli strikes on civilian targets. The Israeli government has appointed a former general, involved in a corruption scandal, to coordinate the hostage crisis.

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