Odisha: Man Digs Up Sister's Skeleton, Carries It To Bank For Rs 19,300 Balance

A man in Odisha's Keonjhar district walked three kilometres under the scorching sun, carrying his dead sister's skeletal remains on his shoulder to a bank in an attempt to retrieve Rs 19,300 from her account. The man, Jitu Munda, is from Keonjhar's Dianali village. His sister, Kakra Munda, held an account at Odisha Gramin Bank, Mallipasi. Kakra died two months ago. Her husband and only child died earlier, leaving Jitu as her sole surviving relative. When Jitu approached the bank to withdraw the Rs 19,300 remaining balance in his sister's account, the bank manager refused, saying either the account holder must be present or he must furnish legal heir documents.