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Odisha man who carried sister's skeleton 'forgives' bank officials

Odisha man who carried sister's skeleton 'forgives' bank officials

Rediff.com3 May 2026

Jeetu Munda, who carried his sister's skeleton to a bank in Odisha to withdraw money, has stated he does not want action taken against the bank officials after they released the funds. He received approximately Rs 15 lakh in donations following the incident.

Odisha tribal man carries sister's skeleton to bank to withdraw Rs 19,300

Odisha tribal man carries sister's skeleton to bank to withdraw Rs 19,300

Rediff.com28 Apr 2026

A tribal man in Odisha's Keonjhar district brought the skeleton of his dead sister to a bank to withdraw money deposited in her name after bank officials insisted on the account holder's presence.

Outrage As Odisha Bank Asks Man To Produce Sister's Skeleton

Outrage As Odisha Bank Asks Man To Produce Sister's Skeleton

Rediff.com28 Apr 2026

A tribal man in Odisha was forced to carry his sister's exhumed skeleton to a bank to withdraw her money, sparking widespread condemnation. The bank claims it only requested valid documents, but the incident has raised questions about the treatment of vulnerable customers.

Why Odisha Bank Asked Man To Bring Sister's Skeleton

Why Odisha Bank Asked Man To Bring Sister's Skeleton

Rediff.com28 Apr 2026

A tribal man in Odisha was forced to carry his sister's exhumed skeleton to a bank to prove her death and withdraw her money, sparking outrage and prompting government intervention.

Odisha man was made to walk 3km to re-bury sister's skeleton: BJD

Odisha man was made to walk 3km to re-bury sister's skeleton: BJD

Rediff.com29 Apr 2026

An administrative inquiry has been ordered after a man in Odisha was allegedly forced to carry his sister's skeleton to a bank to withdraw money. The BJD has alleged further mistreatment, claiming he was made to re-bury the remains. The bank denies asking for the corpse, stating they only required a death certificate.

Odisha Man Forced To Carry Sister's Skeleton: Inquiry Ordered

Odisha Man Forced To Carry Sister's Skeleton: Inquiry Ordered

Rediff.com29 Apr 2026

An administrative inquiry has been ordered after a man in Odisha's Keonjhar district was allegedly forced to carry his sister's skeleton to a bank as proof of death to withdraw money. The BJD has alleged further mistreatment, claiming he was made to walk 3 km to re-bury the remains.

Posco survey disrupted at Patana village

Posco survey disrupted at Patana village

Rediff.com21 Jun 2010

The villagers, prompted by anti-Posco brigade, opposed the household survey in the village stating that the scope of the survey should only include the government land and not the private land.

Posco: Govt not to buy land from Patana village

Posco: Govt not to buy land from Patana village

Rediff.com6 Mar 2013

About 250 acres of land had been acquired during four days of acquisition drive undertaken last month.

Anti-Posco protestors take out rally, land acquisition on

Anti-Posco protestors take out rally, land acquisition on

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

Land acquisition for the Posco steel plant continued for the third day on in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district as anti-Posco as protestors took out a rally defying prohibitory orders carrying bodies of three activists.

Eight policemen taken hostage by anti-Posco group

Eight policemen taken hostage by anti-Posco group

Rediff.com28 May 2011

Eight police personnel were on Saturday taken hostage near Paradip in Orissa by a group of locals opposing the Rs 52,000 crore Posco steel plant.

4 Posco officials abducted, released

4 Posco officials abducted, released

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

Nihar Das Pattnaik, the company's manager, CSR, and three others -- Arun Mohapatra, Debasish Swain and Prasant Rout - had gone to Patana village to conduct a survey of households for inclusion in the CSR activities.

Review: You cannot take The Perfect Girl seriously

Review: You cannot take The Perfect Girl seriously

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

As the protagonists fall in love in The Perfect Girl... Ek Simple Si Love Story, you and I fall out of love with the film, warns Paloma Sharma.