Elderly man standing in queue to exchange currency notes dies

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Press Trust of India Ahmedabad
Last Updated : Nov 13 2016 | 8:49 PM IST
A 69-year-old man, who was standing in a queue to exchange demonetised currency notes in Limbdi town of Surendranagar district in Gujarat, died due to a heart attack, police said.
Mansukh Darji, the senior citizen, was standing in a queue outside a Bank of India branch in Limbdi when he suddenly collapsed due to a heart attack, they added.
"Though he was rushed to the civil hospital by others in the queue, he died shortly thereafter during treatment. We learnt that he suffered a heart attack. His family members informed the doctors that he was a heart patient," said the Police Station Officer (PSO) of Limbdi, Navghanbhai.
A 47-year-old farmer had died yesterday after suffering a heart attack while standing in a queue for over two hours outside a bank at Tarapur town in the district to exchange demonetised currency notes.
Meanwhile, a large number of distressed citizens today continued to throng the banks and ATMs across Gujarat to get the new currency notes since the wee hours.
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"I have been standing in the queue for the last two days to exchange my old notes. Yesterday, I went back empty-handed as the ATM ran out of cash within a few hours. So, I stood in a queue outside a bank branch today. After waiting for three hours, I finally managed to exchange the notes," said Nilesh Koradiya, a resident of Naranpura.
However, the wait was only getting longer for many others in a desperate need of cash.
"I have tried two separate ATMs in the last two days to get some cash to meet my daily expenses. However, I had to return empty-handed as both the ATMs ran out of cash within a few hours. Despite wasting two days, I am still without cash," said Yogesh Shah, a resident of Ghatlodia.
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First Published: Nov 13 2016 | 8:49 PM IST