TURA: While the government had announced the slashing of fuel prices for petrol and diesel all over the country from midnight of Wednesday, customers in Tura were in for a rude shock when they queued up for a refill at one of the oldest and most convenient fuel stations in the town on Thursday morning.
Early morning customers were charged the old rates for both petrol and diesel at the Assam Oil Corporation station at Hawakhana despite other stations in the town adhering to the new slashed prices.
“When I filled up my car to head to school I was charged the old price for petrol. When I questioned the fuel attendant I was told that they were yet to receive the notification. I had to refill at a higher rate and it was a similar     experience for many more,” complained Tyrone D’Brass, aggrieved headmaster of a renowned school in Tura.
There were many more who received a similar response from the pump attendants.
Petrol in Tura was slashed by Re.0.82 from a high of Rs.60.11 to Rs.59.29 while diesel price was reduced by Rs.1.34 from Rs.49.57 to Rs.48.26.
Incidentally, while the AOC station was continuing to charge at the old rate, other fuel stations of the town were abiding by the new rates which immensely benefitted the customers.
Ironically, by afternoon it was found that the AOC station at Hawakhana had also slashed their prices although the damage had already been done and someone had allegedly profited in the midnight drop in fuel prices.