vvvslaxman Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8468622/Termites-eat-130000-in-notes-from-Indian-bank.html Termites 'eat £130,000 in notes from Indian bank' Police in India are investigating claims by bank staff that termites had ‘eaten’ more than £130,000 in rupee notes from a strong room in a State Bank of India branch. Local officials initially sought to cover up the loss, but the disappearance of more than ten million rupees – known in India as a ‘crore’ – was discovered following the arrival of a new manager. The notes had been kept in a ‘currency chest’ at the branch in Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh, and officials were reported to be ‘horrified’ to have found most of them reduced to dust by termites when they inspected the contents. Senior officials from the state headquarters and local detectives were called in to investigate the claims. Police officers, however, said they have not yet ruled out ‘foul play’ in the disappearance. Geeta Tripathi of the State Bank of India said it did appear that the notes had been eaten by termites. The amount missing could turn out to be significantly higher – each ‘currency chest’ usually contains up to 50 ‘Crores’ of rupees – more than £6 million. Sunil Dwivedi, the branch manager, said the branch had been infested with termites. “We have been trying our best to keep currency notes safe but the termite problem here is so enormous that it would be better to move the branch elsewhere,†he said. "I am not sure where the termites came from, but as you can see this building is quite old. Anti-termite treatment is now underway."
IKnowU Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 Since when do termites eat through metal to eat paper? :giggle: Assuming the money was kept in those metal safes.
achilles Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 And then we complain the world laughs at us Indians....
nballa Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 its kinda disrespectful to refer to sonia gandhi and her family as termites.
nballa Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 welcome back nballa 10q im just glad the banner is still up and my prediction that we will win the WC came true. i never lost faith in our team.
Sachin=GOD Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 10q im just glad the banner is still up and my prediction that we will win the WC came true. i never lost faith in our team. but your team lost in the semi finals at Mohali :winky:
achilles Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 nballa, you are an absolute genius.... wonder what happens to you most of the time.
Mariyam Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 Deemak is a termite, right? Luckily my interaction with and knowledge of insects has been limited. So I'm not really sure what a termite is. Termites eat paper? Sounds like a case of retarded termites. I mean, gnawing their way through a steal vault only to nibble away at all the paper. Wouldn't it be easier for them to eat the doors and desks in the branch?
Roshanrocks Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 looks like someone did some gol maal and blamed everything on termites
Stuge Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 I heard this thing in local news and I was like :hysterical:
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