Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Oil Officers Announce Protest After Field Officer Is Killed
Mahesh Shelke worked for Indian Oil and was killed while doing a job at a petrol pump in Maharashtra.
Reports say an argument happened before he was stabbed.
Police are investigating and looking for a suspect.
The Indian Oil Officers’ Association says workers need better protection when they do risky jobs.
It has asked the company for safety rules, risk checks, and security help.
The association plans to wear black badges and hold meetings.
If safety changes are not made, officers say they will work to rule.
Police had not established the full reason for the confrontation in the reports cited.
Field Officer Mahesh Shelke was killed on October 6 during an Indian Oil operation at a petrol pump in Hingoli district, Maharashtra.
An Indian Oil Corporation Limited team was at M/s Sai Umesh Petroleum in Amba village to seal and take possession of the site.
Police-based reports said an argument involving the team and members of the pump owner's family preceded the stabbing; Shelke reportedly suffered seven stab wounds.
The Indian Oil Officers’ Association sent a protest notice to the company, citing concerns about field staff security and earlier requests for safety policies.
The association plans black badges on October 23, gate meetings from October 24 to 29, and work-to-rule from October 30 if corrective action is not taken.
- Who
- Mahesh Shelke, an Indian Oil field officer, was killed; the Indian Oil Officers’ Association announced protest actions.
- What
- Shelke was fatally stabbed during an Indian Oil operation, prompting the association to demand stronger field-worker protections.
- When
- The stabbing occurred on October 6; the association's notice was dated October 7. Protest actions are scheduled from October 23, with work-to-rule beginning October 30 if measures are not implemented.
- Where
- M/s Sai Umesh Petroleum in Amba village, Vasmat taluka, Hingoli district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The association says existing security arrangements and risk assessments for field officers are inadequate; the full motive for the confrontation had not been established in the cited reports.
Officers’ Association
Company and Police
Field staff security
Officers’ Association
The association says security arrangements and risk-assessment mechanisms are inadequate and demands SOPs, risk assessments, police or security support, legal assistance, and stronger protection at vulnerable locations.
Company and Police
The account does not provide a response from Indian Oil Corporation Limited; police were investigating the killing.
Circumstances of the attack
Officers’ Association
The association cites the killing as evidence behind its protest and calls for improved safeguards for field officers.
Company and Police
Police-based reports describe an argument before the stabbing, but the complete circumstances and motive had not been established in the cited reports.
- Victim
- Mahesh Shelke, Field Officer
- Incident date
- October 6
- Incident location
- M/s Sai Umesh Petroleum, Amba village, Hingoli district, Maharashtra
- Reported injuries
- Seven stab wounds
- Association notice
- Dated October 7 and sent to Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s Director (HR)
- Planned actions
- Black badges October 23; gate meetings October 24–29; work-to-rule from October 30 if corrective measures are not implemented
- Earlier safety requests
- The association says it sought safety policies and SOPs on September 26, 2023, and raised the issue again on March 16, 2026