You may getting 10% less fuel than what you paid for: All about the petrol pump scam

The chip is available in Delhi and Kanpur at a cost of Rs 40,000. It comes with an instruction manual which explains on how to go about the installation.

The Uttar Pradesh police busted Rs 200 crore petrol pump scam on Friday. In the scam that was busted in Lucknow, it was found that petrol pump owners had attached a chip to the pump which dispenses less fuel. It was found that petrol pump owners earned Rs 200 crore a month as a result of this technique.

On Thursday, the Special Task Force of the UP police conducted a rad at 7 petrol pumps. There were complaints that at least 80 per cent of the pumps were dispensing lesser fuel that what the customer had paid for. The investigation is an ongoing one and the police have so far arrested 23 people. More arrests are likely.

The probe, the police say began at Lucknow. We are fully aware that the racket is a state-wide one. More raids will be conducted in the coming days, the police also said.

What is the wonder chip that dispenses less fuel:

The wonder chip is attached to the fuel pump. Once installed it reduced the fuel input, but the customer would see on the metre exactly what he had paid for. The UP STF based on a tip-off picked up an electrician who had installed this chip at several bunks. The case was busted after that.

The police had found that the chip installed would reduce the fuel input by nearly 10 per cent. The chip is attached to a wire which is linked to a remote control that sets the limit. If a customer asks for a litre of petrol he would get just 940 ml.

The chip is available in Delhi and Kanpur at a cost of Rs 40,000. It comes with an instruction manual which explains on how to go about the installation. An electrician would be needed to install this chip. The electrician would charge anything between Rs 5,000 and 10,000 for the installation.

The chip is controlled by a remote controller which can be operated from a 100 metre radius. Once a customer comes into fill fuel, the chip is activated and the limit set. The customer would always get 10 per cent lesser fuel than what he has asked for. A petrol pump owner would earn an additional Rs 15 lakh a month as a result of this scam. In the rural areas, the earnings would be anything between Rs 5 and 6 lakh.

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