Diesel mixed with water, 19 vehicles in Madhya Pradesh CM’s convoy break down, petrol pump sealed

Some vehicles managed to leave the fuel station but stalled on the highway shortly after, while others could not even move from the pump.

CM Yadav is in Ratlam for a regional industry skill and development conclave. The 19 vehicles were supposed to be part of Yadav’s convoy on Friday.

Shubham Parmar, a driver from the convoy, told the local media that the vehicles were on their way from Indore for the Chief Minister’s programme on Friday. “We came from Indore and got down at a petrol pump and refuelled. The first few vehicles that left the petrol pump stopped on the highway, but the others stopped at the petrol pump itself.”

The driver said that when they checked the fuel, they found it was mixed with water, following which the local officials were alerted.

Ashish Upadhyay, the local naib tehsildar, said an investigation was underway. Upadhyay had also questioned the petrol pump authorities, who suspected that the diesel tanks may have been filled with rain water in the last few days, leading to contamination. The authorities have sealed the petrol pump and have been trying to track the owner of the establishment.