Bank is considered by everyone to be the safest place to keep their deposits. Bank is the first thing that comes to mind for everyone whether it is hard earned money of a lifetime or to keep jewelry safe. Sometimes by opening an account and sometimes by taking a locker, people get relaxed by keeping their valuables in the hands of the bank, but just think if you suffer a loss of lakhs due to the negligence of the bank, then what will you do in such a situation? Something similar happened with a woman who went to collect her money from the locker, then seeing the inside scene, her senses flew away.
The matter pertains to the Kalaji-Goraji branch of Udaipur, Rajasthan. Where about 1 year ago, a woman named Sunita Mehta had kept bundles of notes worth about 2.25 lakh rupees by taking a locker in PNB. But when he reached to take it out, the bundles of notes had become mud. The aggrieved customer told that termites were found in the bundles of notes. Due to which all the notes got spoiled. Some were changed by the bank as soon as they complained, for some they were released after giving assurance.
Accusation of the victim customer- bank’s negligence, had pest control been done on time, the money would have been safe
Termites ate the notes in the locker
Regarding the matter, a person named Mahesh Singhvi told that a locker was opened in the name of wife Sunita Mehta in the branch of PNB. In which a bundle of notes worth about Rs 2.15 lakh was kept. The locker was taken only in May last year, till then all the notes were completely safe. But when cash was needed and the locker was opened on Thursday, they were shocked to see the pile of notes which had turned into soil. The locker was full of termites, the bundles were stuck in the locker, some had become powder and some had started spoiling by termites. That is, in total, there was not even a single note left of his work.
Complaint of negligence done by bank management
The customers were enraged to see such wastage of their lakhs of notes. He immediately complained about this to the bank management. So the bank changed the bundle of 15,000 notes, but sat down after giving assurance for the rest. On the other hand, the aggrieved customers allege that the bank was negligent and did not get the pest control done on time. As a result, termites made their home in the lockers and they suffered heavy losses. would have been shown. Regarding which the bank management is talking about some action soon. It was told that due to the problem of dampness in the branch of the bank, the outbreak of termites increased.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : February 12, 2023, 09:40 IST
