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Rs 10,000 Crore Shows Up In His Bank App. Balance: Zero
The Take
A shop worker in Sikar, Rajasthan, who earns Rs 10,000 a month, opened his bank app to recharge his phone. It showed a hold of about Rs 10,000 crore on his account. His own Rs 55,000 was frozen. The police sent him to the bank. The bank called it a technical glitch.
The Wire
A shop worker in Sikar, Rajasthan, found a hold of about Rs 10,000 crore on his bank account this week, which froze his own Rs 55,000, Asianet News Hindi reported. The bank blamed a technical glitch and lifted the hold.
Why it matters
A bank error locked a low-paid worker out of his own savings.
The receipts
Source: Asianet News Hindi