Jitu Munda says he was repeatedly refused access to money left in her account in case highlighting ‘lack of humanity’ in Indian bureaucracy
The sight of a man bringing the remains of his dead sister to a bank in India after officials had refused to let him withdraw money without proof of her death has caused shock in India.
Jitu Munda, 52, from the Indian state of Odisha, was captured on video carrying the remains of his recently deceased sister through the streets of Keonjhar and placing them outside the local bank.
Mundu said he had exhumed her remains out of frustration, as bank officers repeatedly refused to let him withdraw the money left in her account without official proof of death.
The bank denied requesting any physical presence of the deceased and said they had only requested the legally required documents to prove her death.
