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- A TV9 reality check at a petrol station near the RTO office in Bagalkote found a shortfall in the amount of fuel dispensed to customers.
- Testers filled a motorcycle with one litre of petrol, then drained and measured the fuel in a bottle, finding at least 250 ml less than expected.
- Even after accounting for around 150 ml estimated to remain in the bike's tank and carburettor, a shortfall of 80 to 100 ml per litre was detected.
- The discrepancy has raised suspicion that customers are being cheated at petrol pumps.
- Consumers are urging the weights and measures department and the government to conduct strict inspections and take action.
What to watch next
- Action by the legal metrology (weights and measures) department following calls for strict inspection of the Bagalkote petrol station
- Further reality checks or investigations at other petrol pumps in Karnataka
- Any government response to demands for periodic surprise inspections at fuel stations
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