TN petrol pump dealers threaten to halt UPI payments over account freezesChennai: Petrol pump operators across Tamil Nadu have threatened to stop accepting UPI and other digital payments, raising concerns over bank account freezes and police action triggered by transactions later linked to cybercrime complaints. Murali said fuel dealers were being drawn into cybercrime investigations even though they had no role in the transactions beyond receiving legitimate payments from customers purchasing petrol or diesel. Digital payments have become a major component of fuel retail transactions in Tamil Nadu. An average petrol station processes between 200 and 500 digital payments every day, while at some outlets UPI and other cashless transactions account for more than half of the total revenue. The association maintained that fuel dealers should not be treated as suspects merely for accepting payments through authorised digital channels.