Keonjhar: Unidentified armed miscreants allegedly looted Rs 5 lakh from a petrol pump at Phulajhara under Nayakote police limits in Odisha's Keonjhar district, last night.

According to reports, the employees of the fuel station, who were sleeping at their workplace, heard the sound of bullets being fired. As they rushed to the spot, the looters fled the place.

Later, the staffers found an almirah in a broken state. The CCTV camera installed at the petrol pump was also damaged by the miscreants.

On being informed, police reached the place and initiated an investigation into the incident.