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- United News of India
19 vehicles of MP CM's convoy break down
Bhopal, June 27 (UNI) In a bizarre incident, 19 vehicles of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav's convoy broke down together after diesel allegedly mixed with water was filled in their tanks at a fuel station in the Ratlam district of the state late Thursday night.
Authorities carried out an inspection of the fuel station, and subsequently it was sealed.
The stalled vehicles, mostly Toyota Innovas, had to be towed away and a replacement fleet was summoned hurriedly from Indore, to be used for the CM, who arrived in Ratlam on Friday afternoon and inaugurated the Regional Industry, Skill, and Employment (RISE) Conclave.
According to officials, the vehicles had refueled at the 'Shakti Petrol Pump' at Dosigaon in Ratlam district.
According to Additional Collector Shalini Shrivastava, samples of diesel were collected immediately after the matter came to light. She said the petrol pump was sealed soon after.
A team of officials collected fuel samples for testing and also checked the petrol pump's underground fuel tank.
Officials are investigating whether water was mixed deliberately in diesel or if rain water had seeped into the underground fuel storage tank.
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