Angry customers break bank's glass door in Kollam

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Press Trust of India Thiruvananthapuram
Last Updated : Nov 12 2016 | 4:13 PM IST
Angry customers waiting outside a branch of the State Bank of Travancore in Kollam district allegedly broke a glass door today after it decided to down shutters due to heavy rush even as serpentine queues were witnessed before various banks across Kerala.
Due to the huge surge of customers at the SBT branch at Vavvakkam this morning, banking officials decided to down shutters for a while as around 200 persons were inside the branch, bank officials said.
Apparently angered over this, more than 200 persons who were waiting in the queue outside the branch allegedly broke a glass door of the bank, officials said.
According to them, the situation is now under control. Police were immediately informed and some persons were being questioned, they said.
Meanwhile, long queues outside various branches across the state continued for the third day today with customers complaining that several ATMs were running out of money.
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Meanwhile, traders in Kerala have decided to indefinitely down shutters from Tuesday protesting the shortage of new notes.
With demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, there was shortage of new ones and that of Rs 50 and Rs 100 notes due to which business activities had come to a standstill since the past couple of days, 'Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana samithi' (traders committee) said.

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First Published: Nov 12 2016 | 4:13 PM IST

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