Ballia, April 26 -- The District Magistrate of Ballia, Mangala Prasad Singh, said that strict action will be taken if the allegations are confirmed in connection with the incident in which a 50-year-old man died after a petrol pump allegedly refused to refuel an ambulance.

Briefing about the incident, the District Magistrate said the ambulance had reached Bhushan Petrol Pump near Tengarahi Mor under Bairia police station limits at around 9:21 pm on April 22.

"The ambulance was brought by village head Satyendra Yadav, who informed that a patient named Chhaththu Sharma needed to be taken to the hospital. The ambulance apparently did not have fuel, so it was taken to the petrol pump. Fuel was requested but not provided," the District Magis...