Overview
- Jeetu Munda said he will not seek charges against Odisha Grameen Bank staff after the branch released his late sister’s Rs 19,402 balance and delivered the cash to his home.
- The state’s administrative inquiry is underway, with Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari saying he will recommend action against the officials.
- Munda reported receiving about Rs 15 lakh in public donations after video of the incident spread online, including Rs 10 lakh from the edtech firm Physics Wallah.
- He had exhumed his sister’s remains and walked about 3 km to the Maliposi branch after staff asked for her thumb impression to release the funds.
- He plans a community feast and fresh rites under Munda customs because the grave was disturbed, and local reports say he is set to undergo a ‘Sudhi’ purification ritual to rejoin village life.