Posted on 04/29/2026 11:42:38 AM PDT by algore
A villager in India carried his sister's corpse to a bank after digging up her remains to prove she had died, having been repeatedly told he could not withdraw money without her being present.
The incident took place at the Maliposi branch of the Odisha Grameen Bank in the Keonjhar district, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
Television networks broadcast footage of the man carrying what appeared to be a corpse partially wrapped in plastic, with skeletal legs visible and slung over his shoulder.
'This created a highly distressing situation at the premises,' the bank said.
The man, identified as Jeetu Munda, had been trying for weeks to access around INR 19,300 (£151) from the account of his elder sister, Kalra Munda, who died in January after an illness.
He said he was repeatedly told to bring the account holder in person, even after explaining she had died.
According to reports, Jeetu was told by bank staff that he needed to produce official documents, such as a death certificate, before any money could be released.
However, he allegedly struggled to understand the process and failed to provide the required paperwork.
In frustration, he went to the village burial ground on Monday, 27 April, exhumed his sister's remains, wrapped the corpse in cloth, and walked around 3 kilometres (1.8 miles) to the bank.
The bank added that the claim has now been settled after authorities issued the required documents, with the funds released to the legal heirs.
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Hey. You gotta do what you gotta do.
“C’mon, sis. I need you to go to the bank with me.”
“Let me off at The corner,Man!”
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Dealing with any account (bank, cell phones, utilities) nowadays makes me feel the same way. What hoops do I jump through next?
So, did he get the loot?
What this guy did was horrifying.
However I kinda understand why he did it. Sometimes the bureaucracy is just too much.
Well, it was either The Bee, India, or possibly Haiti.
This is how the Zombie Apocalypse begins!
What party was she registered?
Almost a thing Florida Man might have done.
Rules is Rules!
“In frustration, he went to the village burial ground on Monday, 27 April, exhumed his sister’s remains, wrapped the corpse in cloth, and walked around 3 kilometres (1.8 miles) to the bank.” An unusual story.
Did they still stiff him after he produced the stiff?
Having recently been the executer of a will, I am familiar with the run around that banks dish out while they still are making money off of the deceased’s money.
I guess this is a lower-caste family, since the sister wasn’t cremated. The brother is lucky they didn’t just float her down the Ganges.
Did he build a cage with her bones?
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