Elderly person in Shimla returns Rs 4.05 lakh to SBI

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 20:37 [IST]

Shimla, Mar 12 (UNI) In a rare show of honesty, an elderly person here today returned a sum of Rs 4,05 lakh to Chotta Shimla branch of State Bank of India (SBI) after its cashier had inadvertently handed him a sum of Rs 4.50 lakh instead of Rs 45,000.

The bank's cashier had handed over nine bundles of Rs 500 each to Mr Sewa Singh, an elderly person and a resident of Strawberry Hills, instead of nine bundles of Rs 50 each after he came to the bank to withdraw a sum of Rs 45,000.

Mr Singh after counting the money at his home returned to the Chotta Shimla branch of the bank and deposited the money.

The overwhelmed cashier and other bank officials have thanked Mr Singh for his honesty.

UNI

Topics: LIFE-HP-HONESTY

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