Udupi: 96-year-old dies in note exchange queue before a bank

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November 12, 2016

Udupi, Nov 12: A 96-year-old man collapsed and died in a queue at a village in Udupi district as cash-strapped common people in the region continued to throng banks and ATM counters for withdrawal of some money to meet their daily expenses on Saturday.

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Gopal Shetty (96), a resident of Ajekar village was standing in the before a branch of Corporation bank for exchanging currency. Around 12 noon he collapsed and died on the spot.

It is said that he had only a few notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denomination but waited in queue for a long time.

Though he was rushed to a nearby clinic by some people who saw him collapse, he was declared dead, sources said.

The deceased is the father of Sudhakar Shetty, founder of Jnana Sudha educational institution of Karkala.

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Rikaz
 - 
Saturday, 12 Nov 2016

See, poors will have to suffer, riches have already shifted their amounts 'to foreign countries.....they are safe....poor's had some amount of hard earned money that they will have to lose for unwanted reason....the curse of these people will surely fall on these bloody useless politicians....

I haven't seen any politicians standing in line in front of banks to withdraw money....why why why....have they been given a chance of exchanging their money earlier than the announcement, public needs to know.....this is very bad...

people should teach them nice lesson in next election....

A.Mangalore
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Saturday, 12 Nov 2016

Don't worry let him die . don't disturb our Modiji he is enjoying his Japan trip.

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