Naveen Patnaik pointed out that the tribal man was forced to carry the skeleton of his sister following numerous unsuccessful visits to the bank. File.
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BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Saturday (May 2, 2026) sought Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s “compassionate intervention” over an incident in Odisha, where a tribal man exhumed his sister’s skeleton and produced it as proof to withdraw money from a rural bank.
Mr. Patnaik, in a letter, also urged the Union Finance Minister to ensure that clear accountability be immediately fixed for this recent incident, which took place in the Keonjhar district.
Published – May 02, 2026 03:23 pm IST
