India, Feb. 23 -- A day after three masked men robbed a filling station near Delhi Meerut Expressway (DME) stretch in Masuri, Ghaziabad, of diesel and petrol worth Rs.30,000 on Thursday night, police have arrested an alleged prime suspect in the incident, officers said on Saturday.

Police said all the suspects are former employees of the filling station who planned the incident for being aggrieved over pending salary dues. On Saturday, police arrested Sumit Kumar, 28, resident of Hapur, who purportedly admitted to have carried out the crime with the help of Rajat Singh, and Vikas Chauhan. Both are on the run, they added.

The suspects worked at the filling station till about two-and-a-half months ago and quit the job over delayed and unp...