India, March 13 -- A video from Vizag has surfaced online claiming that sales of induction cooktops at a store have surged over the past two days. The clip is being shared amid rumours of fuel shortages linked to tensions in West Asia.

The clip shows a conversation between a father and his son discussing how sales at their shop have suddenly surged.

"People of Vizag are preparing themselves for a crisis, at least that is what the numbers say!" the caption of the post reads.

In the video, the son asks his father how many induction cooktops the shop normally sells in a day at Bombay Gaslight Stores in Vizag.

The father, who owns the store, replies that they usually sell only two or three units daily. The son then asks how many were sold...