Kathmandu. An unemployed youth living in Uttar Pradesh’s Dankaur village has suddenly received billions of rupees in his bank account.
Dipu alias Dilip Singh, 20, had opened his account with Kotak Mahindra Bank two months ago. When Dileep logged on to the bank’s mobile app on August 2, he was surprised. His heart began to beat hard.
When in the account Rs. 10,01,35,60,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,23,56,00,00,00,00,299 were seen, dilip shut down the mobile app several times. Changed password several times. However, billions of rupees remained visible from the account.
Speaking to the BBC, Dilip said, “The amount was so big that I could not count. I could only count that the number was 37 points. I also tried translating to Google but it didn’t help me either. ’
Dilip says, “I showed it to many people but no one could count such a huge amount. When Dilip himself tried to count this amount in front of the camera, he would raise his hand after counting up to 10 billion and say, ‘I do not know how to count beyond this.’ ’
mind tumultuous
Dilip is a 12th pass out and is unemployed. He has been looking for work for some time. Seeing billions of rupees in his bank account, Dilip initially thought that it could be a technical error. However, repeated checks showed the same amount. “I thought there was so much money, so I tried to transfer Rs 10,000 to another account but that didn’t happen. The bank has frozen my account. ’
Dilip says, “I was surprised to see so much money, for a moment I thought I had won the lottery but the lottery would not have been so big. ’
When dileep was asked how many balances he had before billions of rupees came into his bank account, he said, “I left only 10-20 rupees in the account. ’
What did the bank say?
Dilip had opened an online savings account with Kotak Mahindra Bank. Dilip himself went to the bank to inform him that billions of rupees had come to his account. The bank told Dilip, “There is nothing to fear. The amount seen is not money, but it is a technical error. ’
Dankaur police station sub-inspector Sohanpal Singh told the BBC: “The police have conducted an investigation. After checking phonepe and bank statement, the balance in the youth’s account is shown to be zero rupees. ’
“The police have also contacted the bank. Due to a technical error, this amount appears in the special app. While there is not even a single rupee in the account. ’
What do neighbors say?
The news of billions of rupees in Dilip’s account has spread across Dankaur city. This story is on everyone’s lips. Media persons have also been visiting Dilip for several days.
One of Dilip’s neighbours says, “My name is Also Dilip. People have been calling me because of him for a long time. Most people in this area are poor. Everyone is surprised to see such a huge amount in the account. ’
“Dilip’s friends have been posting screenshots of their bank balances on their social media and some posts are also going viral. ’
Suman, another neighbour, says, “No one feels bad when money comes, it feels very good. It is being discussed all over the country. Dilip’s parents are dead and he lives with his grandmother. He has no work. We want him to get some help. ‘-Translated from bbc
