Dhaka, April 19 -- A complaint has been filed with the local police station alleging that 167 litres of petrol have been looted from a filling station in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur after launching an attack on it.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sohel Rana of Pirganj Police Station confirmed the matter on Sunday morning, reports UNB.

According to the complaint, the incident took place on Friday night when a group of people, armed with locally made weapons, launched a sudden attack on Ujjal Filling Station.

During the attack, they assaulted meter man Farhad Mia and threatened to kill him allegedly holding a knife around his throat.

Fearing for his life, Farhad took shelter inside the station. The attackers then switched on the fuel pump and fil...