Petrol, diesel prices today: Fuel prices witnessed further dropped on Tuesday, providing some relief to consumers from relentless rate hikes. It is the 6th consecutive day that the cost of petrol and diesel across the country have been reduced. The petrol price in Delhi was revised to Rs 81.34 per litre, while that in Mumbai was Rs 86.81 per litre after a 10 paise reduction.

On the other hand, diesel is being sold seven paise lower at Rs 74.85 per litre in Delhi, while the price of diesel in Mumbai has been reduced by eight paise to retail at Rs 78.46 per litre.

After witnessing a relentless hike since the past few months in the country, the fuel prices had been burning a hole in the common commuter's pocket.

On October 4, in a bid to ease the crunch caused by soaring fuel prices, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, announced a reduction of Rs 2.50 per litre on both petrol and diesel prices after curbing excise duty on the commodity by Rs 1.50 per litre.

Meanwhile yesterday, the petrol pumps across the national capital were shut in protest against the Delhi government's refusal to cut sales tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel. But for a dozen company-owned-company-operated petrol pumps in the city, all pumps refused fuel, sending motorists running low on fuel and scrambling for alternate refuels. Pump operators, however, refuelled emergency service vehicles like ambulances and government vehicles so as to ensure essential services are not hit.