Petrol price in Mumbai crosses ₹100 per litre, fuel rates rise for 15th time
Petrol price crossed ₹100 per litre-mark in Mumbai on Saturday as state-run retailers raised fuel rates for the fifteenth time in 26 days, raising petrol rates by 26 paise per litre and diesel by 28 paise.
The latest hike made petrol ₹3.54 a litre costlier and diesel ₹4.16 since May 4, a day after the results of the five assembly polls was declared.
While prices of auto fuels are at record levels across the country, diesel is currently sold at ₹92.17 a litre in the financial capital, the highest among metro cities. Pump prices of petrol and diesel in Delhi on Saturday also made a new record of ₹93.94 per litre and ₹84.89 a litre, respectively.
