Taking the skeleton to the bank to get money from the deceased sister's bank account.

A news story about a helpless elderly man who, when told that the account holder must be present to withdraw money from a bank account, dug up his deceased sister's grave and brought her skeleton to the bank, has shocked the whole of India.

Jitu Munda, an elderly, uneducated tribal man residing in Kendujhar district of Odisha state, India, had to face this unfortunate fate. He came to Odisha Gramin Bank with the intention of withdrawing Rs. 19,000 remaining in the account of his deceased sister, Kalra Munda. However, he had never been to school or learned to read and write.

No matter how much bank officials explained to him that a death certificate must be presented to release money of a deceased person, and that money can only be paid to a legal heir, he did not have enough knowledge to understand it. The bank later issued a statement saying that Jitu had come to the bank intoxicated, and no matter how the rules were explained, he was not ready to accept them.

However, as a result of the bank continuously stating that money could not be released without the account holder, this utterly helpless brother performed an extremely emotional act that no one expected. He went directly to his sister's burial site, dug it up, wrapped her skeleton in a cloth, and returned to the bank to fulfill the request to bring the account holder to the bank.

This extremely tragic sight brought tears to the eyes of those who witnessed it, and as the incident spread through social media, it created widespread public protest and uproar. As the situation escalated, government authorities immediately intervened and took action. With the intervention of the authorities, Kalra's death certificate and the certificate confirming the heirs were promptly issued.

Since Kalra's husband and son had also passed away earlier, Odisha Gramin Bank arranged to release the money to Jitu and two other relatives in the presence of the police and villagers.

This incident silently tells the whole world that laws and administrative procedures are created for the convenience of people, and should not be so inhumane as to force helpless people to dig graves.