Ex-Army man dies in bank queue in R’sthan

Jaipur, November 28

A former Army man died today while standing in a bank queue to withdraw cash in Ladnu city of Nagaur district. Veteran Prahalad Singh, 70, who had queued up at State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur’s Ladnu branch at 9 am, fainted and died soon after the bank opened, Ladnu SHO NM Kumawat said.

On November 19, former servicemen Ratna Ram, 75, died in a bank queue at Pilani. With today’s death, five persons have lost their lives so far in Rajasthan following the demonetisation decision. Meanwhile, ‘Bharat Bandh’ against the demonetisation evoked a poor response in the state capital as big businessmen did not support the Opposition parties’ call.

Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sachin Pilot said the party was just supporting the cause and not participating in ‘Akrosh Bandh’. No untoward incident was reported so far in Rajasthan, a senior cop of the police headquarters claimed. — OC