India News: Two petrol pump employees were shot at in east Delhi on Monday morning when they resisted the attempts of three motorcycle-borne men to snatch cash from them near a bank, police said.

The incident took place in front of Bank of Maharashtra in Acharya Niketan near Pandav Nagar at around 9:30 am, a senior police official said.

Six employees of the petrol pump -- four in a car and two on a motorcycle had come to the bank to deposit the collection money when the incident took place. Employees Ravi, Mamraj, Pramil and Harish were in the car and Virender and Naresh were on a two-wheeler.