Chennai Man Receives Rs 753 Crore In Account After Sending Rs 2,000 To Friend

Imagine waking up one morning and finding your bank balance has a couple more zeros on the end of it than it did a day before. That’s exactly what happened to a Chennai-based man who discovered Rs 753 crore in his account after a minor transfer to his friend. Working at a pharmacy, he initially received a message about a deposit of Rs 753 crore in his Kotak Mahindra Bank account. In a responsible move, he promptly contacted the bank, resulting in his account being frozen. It was later revealed that the massive deposit was a result of a technical glitch.

Here’s What Happened?

The man identified as 30-year-old Mohammad Idris had arrived from the Tirunelveli district to Chennai for work and had been staying in the Teynampet area for the last 10 years where he works at a local pharmacy.

It was on Saturday when Idris received a message from his bank, stating that an amount of Rs 753.48 crore had been credited to his bank account. While Idris only had Rs Rs 3,000 in his account, he made a transfer of Rs 2,000 to one of his friends. Upon receiving the message, he contacted the bank officials and gave details of the transfer. Taking immediate action, the bank took his account details and froze his account within minutes.

He was also informed that the money was credited to his account due to technical faults. Notably, this is not the first time such an incident has been reported from the South Indian state. This is reportedly the third incident in the last month in Tamil Nadu. Earlier, a man named Ganesan reported receiving Rs 756 crore in his Kotak Mahindra Bank account. Later, the money was reverted back after he alerted the authorities.

Prior to that, a cab driver from Chennai also got Rs 9,000 crore credited to his bank account by mistake for a short while. He approached the city police commissioner’s office, sharing his concerns that his bank account might be misused. It also happened in a similar manner after he transferred a certain amount of money to one of his contacts, following which the money was credited to his Tamilnad Mercantile Bank account.