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Demonetisation: 73-Year-Old Commits Suicide Over Fate Of Money In Bank In Kerala

He was distressed that the money deposited in cooperative banks was not safe in the wake of the government's demonetisation drive.
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KOTTAYAM -- A septuagenarian on Monday allegedly committed suicide anxious over the fate of his hard earned money in a service cooperative bank near Erumely in the district.

Police said Pambavali Theruvanparambil Omanakkuttan Pillai (73) was found hanging in his house on Monday afternoon.

They said Pillai had ₹ 5 lakh in the Kanamala Service Cooperative Bank. He was allegedly distressed after wide propaganda in the area that the money deposited in cooperative banks was not safe in the wake of the government's demonetisation drive.

This was reportedly the reason why he took the extreme step, police said.

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