Bizarre! More than Rs 90 crore deposited in two Bihar kids’ bank accounts

Udayan Mishra, Katihar DM, said later that no money was transferred in the accounts of the two school children.

Pic Courtesy: IANS

Patna: In a surprising incident, over crores of rupees was credited in the bank accounts of two children, as per IANS report. 

The incident took place in Katihar district where two class 6 students, Ashish Kumar and Gurucharan Biswas received Rs 6,20,11,100 and Rs 90,52,21,223 in their bank accounts on September 15 respectively.

The children, native of Pastia village in Bagahura Panchayat, have bank accounts in Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank.

Udayan Mishra, the district magistrate of Katihar also confirmed that the children have received hefty amount.

"Big amounts were credited in the accounts of two children. The amount can be seen in the mini statements. The senior officials of the bank are being informed," Mishra was quoted as saying by IANS. 

"As soon as we learnt about the money being credited in the accounts of two children, we have put the accounts on freeze and stopped withdrawal. When inquired with the parents of the children, they were also unable to reveal the source of the fund. Now, we are investigating the matter to find out who is the sender," said M.K. Madhukar, the LDM of Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank.

However, as per latest reports, Udayan Mishra, Katihar DM said, "Branch Manager said their account statement showed this due to an issue in CBS (Core Banking Solutions) system. No money transferred. Issue resolved." 

Bihar | 2 boys in Katihar were rumoured to mysteriously receive crores of Rupees in their bank accounts

Branch Manager said their account statement showed this due to an issue in CBS (Core Banking Solutions) system. No money transferred. Issue resolved: Udayan Mishra, Katihar DM pic.twitter.com/gQbDBG8TGZ — ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2021

Earlier, Ranjit Das of Bihar`s Khagaria district had also received Rs 5.5 lakh in his Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank account. Das refused to return the money saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised every citizen to give Rs 15 lakh in their bank accounts and he has received first instalment.  After he did not return the amount, bank officials lodged an FIR against Das and he was arrested by Khagaria police.