Fact-Check: Video Comparing Petrol Prices in Bhutan and India Is Misleading

The video is old. There are no credible sources to support the claim.

A video is being shared with the false claim that Indian Petroleum companies sell petrol at a lower rate in Bhutan than in India. 

(Source: X/Altered by The Quint)

A video is going viral on the internet in which a man claims that the Indian Petroleum companies sell petrol in Bhutan at the equivalent of ₹67 per litre, yet in India, they charge ₹100 per litre.

An archived version of this claim can be found here. 

(Source: X/Screenshot)

(Archives of more claims can be seen here and here.)

Is it true?: No, the retail price of petrol in Bhutan averages to more than 104 rupees.

How did we find out?: We could not find any credible sources to support the claim.

• We ran a reverse image search on the video using Google Lens and found the original post, uploaded by an Instagram user, singh_sunny1990, on 3 March 2026.

The original post was uploaded on 3 March 2026.  

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot)

• We also found out that, according to the State Trading Corporation of Bhutan Limited, the price of petrol in Bhutan is over 105 Ngultrums, which is equivalent to almost 104 Rupees.

The price of petroleum across Bhutan. 

(Source: State Trading Corporation of Bhutan Limited/Screenshot)

PIB's clarification: PIB's fact-checking unit posted a clarification on X stating that the video is old and has been used out of context to mislead citizens.

PIB clarified that the video is old and is misleading citizens. 

(Source: X/Screenshot)

Conclusion: The claim is false as the price of petroleum in Bhutan is over 104 Rupees.

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