The price of diesel crossed the century mark in West Bengal on Saturday as it was sold at Rs 100.09 per litre in Cooch Behar district, after a price hike of 35 paise.
In Purulia and Alipurduar districts, official diesel prices per litre are Rs 99.99 and Rs 99.78 respectively while in Kolkata, the fuel costs Rs 99.08 a litre during the day, according to a price list provided by state-owned fuel retailers.
The prices of diesel in Murshidabad and Birbhum districts are close to 99.50.
A section of consumers complained that in some petrol pumps in a couple of districts, diesel was sold at more than Rs 100 a litre on Friday.