GRAPHIC: Grieving relative exhumes late sister's body when bank staff demand proof she is dead
Published date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:33:40 +0700GRAPHIC: A relative exhumed his late sister's body after bank staff reportedly requested proof of death to release funds.
Jeetu Munda had been attempting for weeks to withdraw around INR 19,300 (GBP 151) from the account of his elder sister, Kalra Munda, who died in January after an illness in Odisha, India.
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India |
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27/03/2026 |
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