Bhubaneswar (Odisha): Authorities of Utkal Grameen Bank on Tuesday suspended the Manager of the bank’s Baragaon branch under Khariar block in Nuapada district on basis of a request made by the Odisha government.
The Baragaon Branch Manager of Utkal Grameen Bank, Ajit Kumar Pradhan was placed under suspension for allegedly asking for physical verification of a 100-year-old woman, Labhe Bag to get the pension amount.
The bank authorities said disciplinary action will be taken against the Branch Manager.
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Earlier on Monday woman was seen taking her 120-year-old mother to the bank in Nuapada district of Odisha to withdraw the latter's pension after the bank allegedly demanded physical verification of the account holder.
According to inputs, the elderly woman had sent her daughter, Gunja Dei (70), to the bank to withdraw Rs 1,500 from her pension account. The bank official, however, refused to release the pension money and demanded physical verification of the account holder at the bank premises.
After a video capturing the incident went viral, local MLA from Khariar, Adhiraj Panigrahi, slammed the bank officials and demand strict action against them. Regional Manager of Utkal Gramya Bank on Sunday reached Bargaon with local MLA Panigrahi and inquired into the matter.
