With the Uttar Pradesh special task force cracking down on errant petrol pumps across the state, their owners went on a strike here to protest against the action

Owners go on strike as STF raids on UP Petrol Pumps

STF personnel inspect a petrol pump in old city area of Lucknow

Several petrol pumps in Uttar Pradesh had been caught using electronic chips and remote controls to dispense a lower quantity of petrol and diesel to consumers

STF Additional SP Arvind Chaturvedi (blue shirt) showing chip and remote used by a petrol pump

A number of petrol pumps, including one owned by UP Petrol Pump Dealers' Association President B N Shukla, had been sealed in the state capital after they were caught cheating.

Police officers checking a petrol pump machine in Mirzapur

While the strike is creating inconvenience for people, who were seen lining up outside the pumps which are open, the state government is expecting the the deadlock will end soon.