Overview
- Five men allegedly assaulted two staff members and stole ₹15,300 from the Swamy Service fuel station office in Karimuddanahalli on the night of February 12.
- According to the FIR, one visitor first photographed the Paytm scanner under a payment pretext, then returned with four accomplices about 30 minutes later.
- The group allegedly entered the office armed with a dagger and a machete, injuring cashier Ajay Kumar and staffer Dinesh, who later received hospital treatment.
- The attackers fled after the scuffle, leaving a machete behind; local reporting says they arrived in a Skoda Slavia without a number plate.
- Police in Mysuru have opened a case under section 310 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, are reviewing CCTV footage circulating online, and continue to search for the suspects.