Bhubaneswar, March 3 -- Bhubaneswar: At a time when skyrocketing fuel prices are pinching the pockets of customers, alleged adulteration of petrol triggered tension at a filling station in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.

Several customers gathered at the petrol pump 'Highway Service Centre' located in Baramunda area and alleged that the petrol dispensed from the machine contained water. The protestors extracted petrol from the fuel tanks of their bikes in plastic bottles to prove their clams.

"I fill petrol from this pump everyday. Shockingly, today I witnessed that almost 50 per cent the fuel dispensed at the station contains water. The mileage of my bike steadily decreased due to presence of adulterated fuel. After running for a few kilomet...