I thoroughly examined her
And she's not only merely dead
She's really most sincerely dead
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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Wow. So those movies about the living dead were based on fact. I never knew.
I can totally understand his frustration.
Somewhat related. Back when Roy D Mercer and all that “call someone” schtick was popular, there was a guy with a heavy black southern accent that would call mortuary/cemeteries and get them bragging about how well kept their graveyard was kept up and then explain that the one his grandmother was buried at wasn’t kept up so they dug her up and put her in the garage and he wanted to know how to get her buried at the place he was calling.
People were freaking out on the phone.
makes sense
Need we be riminded this was in India. They must have some strange customs there. I guess that’s alright just as long as you don’t live there.
Yes in my case (I’ve never exhumed anyone!) I get frustrated that providing a cert. copy of a death certificate and proof of my identity. . . somehow ISN’T ENOUGH You have to do this form that form wait a few weeks then they want another form good grief.
How did he prove the body was his sister and the bank accepting the body as his sister?
Roy D. MERCER !
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Fixn’ ta come down There....!
Ha !
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This thread is useless without PHOTOS!
“I told you she was dead!”
KYC has gone too far when it stands for “Know Your Coffin.”
“Proof of death?” He brought an exhibit instead of a certificate. That’s what you call show-and-tellers.
When the bank said “no exceptions,” he replied with a very grave argument.
Bureaucracy so bad you need a shovel to get through the red tape.
New banking slogan: “We put the ‘die’ in ‘identity check.’”
Somewhere a manager muttered, “This is above my pay grade—and six feet under my job description.”
Skeleton crew at the branch, skeleton in the lobby—finally some brand consistency.
“Bring the account holder.” He took it literally. The policy was figurative; the proof was… not.
ATM: Afterlife Transaction Machine—withdrawals approved, vibes denied.
When they asked for biometric verification, he heard “bone-afide.”
Customer service: “Press 1 if you’re alive, press 2 if you have a Ouija board, press 3 to speak to a manager.”
Kafka called. He wants royalties for this plot twist.
The interest rate wasn’t the only thing that was fixed.
Bank: “We need documentation.” Him: “I brought the original.”
This is what happens when “grave concerns” becomes a customer feedback category.
Somewhere in compliance: “We meant death certificate, not a demo.”
“No body, no funds” was supposed to be a figure of speech, not a workflow.
Mini scene: Teller: “Do you have ID?” Man: “I brought I.D.—Irrefutable Demonstration.” Manager: “Sir, that is not the branch of government we needed involved.”
Headline pun pack: Proof of Life? Nah, Proof of Afterlife. Red tape meets yellow tape. The graveyard shift finally lives up to its name.
I knew from the title alone this was going to be in India.
Do you think they demanded ID for her?
habeas corpse?
Went through the same....but there are lots of fraudsters who will try and convince the bank that they are the rightful heirs or executors. The bank doesn’t know the people involved. Until one shows up with all the papers and documents, you are just a name at best, and a possible fraudster. The bank doesn’t want to get sued for giving out the decedents money to a fraudster
all this for about $250 usd.
Any interest accrued by the account belongs to the estate or beneficiary as of the date of death, though.
......................”“Hard day. She’s just dead.””
But is she still dead?
Mr G was the executor of his aunt’s estate. Her investment company was giving him a great deal of runaround even with all the proper papers. “You need this one” “Oh, you need a second one notarized”. Oh the first one’s notarization needs to be in the last 2 weeks”..... etc etc.
He finally walked into their office with her ashes and set them on the agent’s desk. They closed the account.
I just got my Real ID and it would have been easier to haul a corpse to the DMV then the stupidness of the DMV.
when I first heard this story this morning that was the first question that came to mind... Don’t they have death certificates in India?
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