US EditionMan in India takes sister’s skeleton to bank to prove her death
After repeated refusals, Jeetu Munda brought his sister’s exhumed remains to the bank, where officials later arranged the documents needed to access her account.
- A 50-year-old man in the Keonjhar district of Odisha, India, stunned onlookers by bringing his deceased sister's skeletal remains to a rural bank branch in a desperate attempt to claim her savings.
- Identified as Jeetu Munda, the illiterate tribal man exhumed his sister’s remains from her grave and carried them in a sack to the Odisha Grameen Bank to prove she had died on January 26.
- Munda claimed he had made multiple visits to the bank to withdraw roughly ₹20,000 from his late sister's account, but staff repeatedly insisted he "bring the account holder" in person.
- Local police intervened and clarified that the bank officials had failed to explain the legal process for a death certificate or nominee claim to Munda, who is his sister's sole surviving relative.
- Following the viral incident, district authorities have stepped in to facilitate the legal paperwork and ensure the funds are released to Munda, while the sister's remains were reburied under police supervision.
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A simple missing administrative document led to a shocking scene in India, where a man tried to prove his sister's death by bringing his remains to a bank.
The bank has issued a clarification regarding the Keonjhar, Odisha, case. The bank stated that it had requested a death certificate as per regulations. Following outrage on social media, elderly Jitu Munda has now received a total assistance of 39,000 from the bank and the administration. Learn the full story...
Odisha Man Digs Up Sister’s Skeleton After Bank Asked For Proof Of Death To Withdraw Rs 20,000
A heartbreaking incident from Odisha’s Keonjhar district has sparked national outrage after a tribal man exhumed his dead sister’s skeleton and took it to a rural bank branch, claiming officials had asked him to bring the account holder in person to withdraw Rs 20,000.
Jitu Munda got angry with a refusal on the grounds that he didn't have a death certificate.
Tribal man brings dead sister's skeleton to bank to withdraw money from her account
Keonjhar: A tribal man in Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Monday, April 27, brought the skeleton of his dead sister to a bank to withdraw the money deposited in her name, police said. The incident occurred at Maliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank located at Patana block of Keonjhar district. The man was identified as Jeetu Munda (50) of Dianali village. He was seeking to withdraw Rs 20,000 from the bank account of his elder sister, Kalra Munda (5…
Indian Overseas Bank issues clarification over Keonjhar tribal man incident, denies claims related to "physical presence" of deceased
In its statement on social media platform X, the bank said the matter pertains to the Malliposi branch of its sponsored regional rural bank, Odisha Grameen Bank. It explained that Jitu Munda visited the branch seeking withdrawal from an account held in his sister's name. Officials informed him that third-party withdrawals are not permitted without proper authorisation, and that in the event of death, settlement requires submission of a valid dea…
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