US EditionOdisha Acts Fast After Tribal Man Carries Sister’s Remains to Bank
- A tribal man named Jitu Munda brought his deceased sister Kalra Munda's skeletal remains to a rural bank in Odisha's Keonjhar district to prove she had died and to withdraw her Rs 20,000 savings after being repeatedly denied by bank officials without legal heir documents.
- Kalra Munda died on January 26 and had no legal heir or nominee, which led bank officials to refuse the withdrawal requests and insist on official legal heir documentation.
- Police intervened at the bank, took the skeletal remains for reburial, and advised Jitu Munda to obtain a legal heir certificate from the tehsil office to access the funds.
- The local administration directed the bank to release the money to Jitu Munda and sought a report on the incident.
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Odisha CM Majhi Orders RDC Probe into Keonjhar Bank Issue
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered a Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) inquiry into a bank-related issue reported from Keonjhar district, expressing deep anguish over the incident. India News | Odisha CM Majhi Orders RDC Probe into Keonjhar Bank Issue.
The man claims that no one believed him when he said he had died, while the entity claims that he only asked for the death certificate.
Man digs up sister's skeleton, takes it to bank to prove death to withdraw money
A man in Odisha's Keonjhar district allegedly exhumed his deceased sister's skeletal remains and carried them to a local branch of the Odisha Gramya Bank. The man, identified as Jitu Munda from Dianali village, took this step after failing to withdraw approximately nineteen thousand rupees from his late sister's account. Bank officials had asked him to produce a death certificate and other necessary documents to process the withdrawal. Unable to…
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