Indian Oil urges public to avoid panic buying petrol and diesel

As IndiaPakistan tensions continue to rise Indian Oil Corporation has assured the public that there is no shortage of fuel in the countryThe company said that there is no need for panic buying and that fuel and LPG are readily available across all its outletsMumbai In response to growing tensions between India and Pakistan Mumbai Police has heightened security along coastal areas People at Dadar Chowpatty are being asked to leave the coastline for safety reasons pictwittercomBiE44waIPpmdash IANS ians_india May 9 2025In a social media post Indian Oil stated IndianOil has ample fuel stocks across the country and our supply lines are operating smoothly There is no need for panic buyingfuel and LPG is readily available at all our outletsThe company further urged customers to remain calm and avoid rushing to fuel stations unnecessarily It said that such actions could disturb the supply chain and lead to avoidable chaosIndian Oil added Help us serve you better by staying calm and avoiding unnecessary rush This will keep our supply lines running seamlessly and ensure uninterrupted fuel access for allWith fuel stocks in place and supply operations continuing without disruption Indian Oils message aims to prevent fearbased buying and ensure that fuel remains accessible to everyone across the countryIndia and Pakistan have been actively at loggerheads after terrorist camps were destroyed by India at nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor which was launched in response to the ghastly Pahalgam terrorist attackPakistan too resorted to firing on Thursday night across the Line of Control LoC on civilians and Indian Army installations in Uri Kupwara Tangdhar and Karnah sectors of Jammu and Kashmir violating the ceasefireIndian army has successfully neutralised the attacks Explosions were heard as Indian air defence intercepted Pakistani drones in Udhampur Jammu and KashmirThe developments came after India on Thursday night swiftly thwarted Pakistans fresh attempts to strike military sites with drones and missiles including in Jammu Pathankot and Udhampur after foiling its attempts to target military installations in 15 cities in the northern and western parts of the countryAccording to the defence ministry the Pakistani military on Thursday night attempted to target Awantipura Srinagar Jammu Pathankot Amritsar Kapurthala Jalandhar Ludhiana Adampur Bathinda Chandigarh Nal Phalodi Uttarlai and BhujThe renewed attempts by the Pakistani forces came after the Indian armed forces on Wednesday carried out precise missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK and Pakistan under Operation Sindoor in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attackatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params