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Petrol pump staffer blocks car leaving without paying, they drag him for 1 km

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A petrol pump employee in Lucknow was dragged for nearly a kilometer after attempting to stop a car fleeing without paying for fuel. The injured worker was abandoned on the highway and rushed to a hospital, while CCTV footage of the incident went viral.

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  • The employee was dragged for nearly a kilometer along a highway in Lucknow.
  • The car occupants fled without paying for the fuel they had purchased.
  • The injured worker was abandoned on the road and taken to a hospital.
  • CCTV footage of the dragging incident has gone viral on social media.

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A crowded corner of Chitpore Road in Calcutta around 1890, with carts, shopfronts and people crossing the street
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