People found oil in an old well in Gaya's Rampur Thana area. What was a well to fetch water became an oil well that caught the attention of the locals and they gathered around to claim their share of the fuel. Oil found in a well in Bihar's Gaya city,locals throng well in large numbers to get their share pic.twitter.com/N81Wu8dvVp — ANI (@ANI_news) August 21, 2016Sub Divisional Officer Vikas Kumar Jaiswal went to see the authenticity of the news and found it was true, reports a Hindi daily. Indian Oil was also soon informed about the discovery. After the news broke out, the district administration took the oil well under their control and the black gold is now guarded by police officers.

Source: India Today August 21, 2016 11:24 UTC