The tragic story behind the viral Odisha financial institution video
3 min learnBhubaneswarUp to date: Apr 28, 2026 05:35 PM IST
The tribal man in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, who dug up his sister’s skeleton and carried it to a financial institution to withdraw her financial savings of Rs 19,300, didn’t have her demise certificates or any authorized inheritor certificates, officers from the financial institution have stated. They’ve additionally stated Monday was the primary time Jitu Munda, 59, visited the Mallipasi department of Odisha Grameen Financial institution.
A video of Jitu Munda carrying the skeletal stays of his sister in a plastic sack has sparked huge outrage on social media. Munda reached the financial institution yesterday, positioned the sack outdoors the constructing, and demanded the discharge of Rs 19,300 in his sister’s account. He alleged that he was pressured to exhume his lifeless sister’s skeleton as a result of officers repeatedly denied his requests to withdraw his lifeless sister’s financial savings.
Quickly after the video circulated on social media, a workforce from the financial institution and officers of the district administration visited Jitu’s village to inquire into the incident.
Financial institution officers have now stated Jitu Munda visited the department for the primary time yesterday and returned later together with his lifeless sister’s skeleton.
“The allegations levelled by Jitu Munda are baseless as a result of he neither visited the financial institution nor made any request earlier than yesterday. That is confirmed by CCTV footage. He was drunk when he got here with the skeletal stays of his lifeless sister,” stated Satyabrata Nanda, who investigated the matter on behalf of the financial institution.
Nanda stated the Rs 19,300 in Jitu Munda’s sister’s account is protected and will be withdrawn after the mandatory course of.
As per banking guidelines, solely an account holder/s can withdraw cash. A demise certificates and a authorized inheritor certificates are required to withdraw cash if the account holder dies.
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Susant Kumar Sethi, supervisor of the Mallipasi department of Odisha Grameen Financial institution, stated he defined the principles to Jitu Munda when he visited the financial institution for the primary time yesterday. “He received livid and because of ignorance about banking procedures, he introduced his sister’s exhumed physique to the financial institution premises,” Sethi stated.
The Keonjhar district administration has ordered an inquiry into the incident to determine all information. Chatting with The Indian Categorical, Keonjhar collector Vishal Singh stated that as per data obtained from the tehsildar, Jitu Munda had not utilized for her sister’s demise certificates or authorized inheritor certificates, nor had he sought help from the income inspector or another administrative officer.
“Software for the demise certificates of (his sister) Kalara Munda has been filed on the neighborhood well being centre. The tehsildar, Patana, has been directed to determine the real authorized heirs and take essential steps as per guidelines for settlement of the declare,” stated Singh.
Contemplating Jitu Munda’s situation, the district administration sanctioned rapid monetary help of Rs 20,000 from the District Pink Cross fund on humanitarian grounds, officers have stated.
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Based on officers, Jitu’s sister married Tadia Munda of Rameikhamar village in Odisha’s Dhenkanal District. After her husband’s demise, she shifted to her paternal dwelling at Dianali village in Keonjhar 40 years in the past along with her baby. Her baby died after a while. Since then, she had been dwelling along with her brothers and one sister till her demise on January 26 this 12 months.
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