Daily wage earner becomes 'billionaire' for few hrs
Even if it was just for a short while, he was suddenly a "billionaire." A Jan Seva Kendra in his village allowed Bihari Lal, a 45-year-old day labourer who works at a brick kiln unit in Rajasthan, to withdraw Rs 100 from his Jan Dhan account with the bank of India. A short while afterwards, he received an SMS indicating that his account had a balance of Rs 2,700 crore. He was in his hometown of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, where the brick kiln unit was closed because of the rainy season.
Bihari Lal visited the bank mitra, who verified the amount in his account after checking the account. "I then asked him to verify my account once again, and he did so three times. He pulled out the bank statement and delivered it to me despite the fact that I could not believe it. I discovered Rs. 2,700 billion in my account "stated Bihari Lal in a media interview. His joy, however, was short-lived since when he went to the branch to check his account, he discovered that there was only a balance of Rs. 126.
Later, the account was inspected and only had Rs. 126, according to the bank's lead district manager abhishek Sinha. "It might, it seems, be a financial mistake. Senior bank authorities have been made aware of the situation, and the account of bihar Lal has been frozen for some time "explained he. Bihari Lal makes between Rs. 600 and Rs. 800 per day working as a labourer at a brick kiln in Rajasthan.
Bihari Lal visited the bank mitra, who verified the amount in his account after checking the account. "I then asked him to verify my account once again, and he did so three times. He pulled out the bank statement and delivered it to me despite the fact that I could not believe it. I discovered Rs. 2,700 billion in my account "stated Bihari Lal in a media interview. His joy, however, was short-lived since when he went to the branch to check his account, he discovered that there was only a balance of Rs. 126.
Later, the account was inspected and only had Rs. 126, according to the bank's lead district manager abhishek Sinha. "It might, it seems, be a financial mistake. Senior bank authorities have been made aware of the situation, and the account of bihar Lal has been frozen for some time "explained he. Bihari Lal makes between Rs. 600 and Rs. 800 per day working as a labourer at a brick kiln in Rajasthan.