Indian villager digs up sister’s corpse and carries her to bank — so he can withdraw $211 from her account

Shocking video shows an Indian villager carrying his sister’s corpse to his local bank — all in an effort to prove she was dead so he could access the money in her account.

Jeetu Munda, 50, allegedly exhumed the remains on Monday after he was unable to provide the necessary proof that she had died, English-language outlet Lokmat Times reported.

In the harrowing clip, a shirtless and shoeless Munda is seen carrying the skeletal remains, wrapped in a shawl, down the street in broad daylight, before dumping them outside the entrance to a branch of the Odisha Grameen Bank in the Keonjhar district of Odisha — about 180 miles west of Kolkata.

He had been trying to withdraw around 20,000 rupees, or $211, from the account of his elder sister, Kalra Munda, after she died in January at age 56.

“I have run several times to the bank, and the people there told me to bring the account holder to withdraw money deposited in her name,” Munda told stunned reporters via a translator.

“Though I told them that she had died, they did not listen to me and insisted on bringing her to the bank. Therefore, out of frustration, I dug up the grave and brought out her skeleton as proof of her death,” he added.

According to authorities, the rural man could not understand the process required to nominate him as his sister’s legal heir so he could access the money left in her account.

“Jeetu is an illiterate tribal man. He does not know what the legal heir or nominee is. The bank officials have failed to make him understand the procedure to withdraw money from the dead person’s account,” local police inspector Kiran Prasad Sahu told news agency PTI.

Following the bizarre incident, authorities reportedly helped Munda complete the money withdrawal process through the correct legal channels, and the remains of his sister were reburied under police supervision.

The Odisha Grameen Bank’s chairman described the incident as “deeply unfortunate,” but insisted that staff followed the correct procedures.

Munda reportedly gave inconsistent statements regarding his sister’s condition, saying she was unwell before later saying she had died.

Bank officials say employees told him that he needed to provide valid documents, such as a death certificate and a legal heir certification, to get hold of the money.

“Despite being counselled, he did not agree and later returned with what was claimed to be his sister’s remains. The situation created panic among bank staff and customers, following which local police were informed. The police intervened and handled the situation,” Chairman Rishi Singh told the Lokmat Times on Tuesday.

Munda is not believed to be facing any charges inb connection with the incident.