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Amid fuel shortage rumours, long queues at petrol pumps in Kashmir

Long queues of vehicles were witnessed at various petrol pumps in Kashmir on Thursday, amid fuel shortage rumours in country.

Officials said that massive rush was seen at several fuel stations, people waiting for their turn to refill their vehicles. Police and traffic police officials were seen regulating the movement of vehicles at some fuel stations where some motorists turned unruly while waiting for their turn.

The rush for refilling the cars and vehicles began after rumours started circulating on social media that the country is facing shortage of fuel. A senior marketing official at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited took to Twitter to allay the fears the of people but to no avail.