Hyderabad: Petrol pumps in Hyderabad are experiencing long queues as people rush to fill their vehicle tanks amid fears of a fuel shortage due to truck driver protests against a provision in the new penal law for hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists.
Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, drivers causing a serious road accident by negligent driving and fleeing without informing the police or administration officials could face up to 10 years imprisonment or a fine of Rs 7 lakh.
Mumbai also witnesses long queues
Not only in Hyderabad, but petrol pumps in Mumbai and Nagpur are also facing long queues today.
Chetan Modi, President of the Petrol Dealers Association, Mumbai, informed PTI that fuel supply to pumps was affected due to the drivers’ agitation since Monday.
“Petrol pumps started running dry yesterday. If the supply doesn’t resume, most pumps will run out of fuel today,” he said.
In Nagpur, the truck drivers’ protest led to panic buying as people queued up at petrol pumps since Monday night to fill their vehicle tanks.
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Some Hyderabad petrol pumps run dry
Certain petrol pumps in the city have already run dry, displaying ‘No Petrol’ boards.
Meanwhile, anxious residents are queuing up at various petrol pumps in Hyderabad to fill their vehicle tanks. At some pumps, minor altercations were observed as people attempted to obtain fuel in bottles.
It remains to be seen how long the situation will persist at petrol pumps in Hyderabad.
With inputs from PTI
