Patna: A shocking case came to the forefront on the outskirts of the Bihar capital, where a “dead man” was brought to the bank branch by villagers seeking withdrawal of money. The corpse of the deceased, identified as Mahesh Yadav, was brought to the Canara Bank branch in Sigrivan village in Shahjahanpur police station area of Patna City subdivision
Mahesh Yadav, 55, of Sigrivan village, died on January 5. Mahesh was to be cremated. But no one had the money to pay for the funeral. So the villagers went to the bank and demanded that the money be withdrawn from Mahesh's account. But bank officials refused to do so, sparking tensions.
The 55-year-old recently died, and left behind no nominee. Since his e-KYC was also not completed, the bank authorities were left with no option but to decline the villagers demand for withdrawal of money from his account. His savings account balance was around Rs 1 lakh, according to reports.
After the villagers brought his corpse, and refused to leave the bank branch, the manager was compelled to handover Rs 10,000 on his personal expense for cremation purpose, reports said. He reportedly went along the villagers to the crematorium.
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