Sisters Burn Rs. 17 Lac Cash In Jehlum, Pakistan
wo sisters residents of posh area
Bilal Town, Jehlum burnt around Rs. 17 lac (1.7 million) cash. Both
sisters came to Chak Nasa branch of
National Bank of Pakistan and withdrew cash money and came outside bank
branch and set all the cash on fire. Some media reports claim that cash money which was burnt around was almost 38 lacs Rupees (3.8 million).
40-year-old Naheed and 35-year-old Rubina are daughter of late Raja Muhammad Iqbal who was well known businessman of Jehlum city. Raja Muhammad was killed couple of years ago.
Both sisters are unmarried and lives separately from their two younger brothers.
Passersby and shopkeepers tried to stop the girl from burning the
huge amount but the elder sister Naheed took out the pistol and said
that they have all the right to do whatever they wanted. Scores of
people gathered around two sisters only to see the currency notes
burning.
GUJRAT: In a bizarre act, two sisters withdrew Rs1.7 million in
cash from their account on Thursday and burnt the currency notes in
front of the bank branch in Jhelum.
Jhelum’s District Police Officer Afzal Butt confirmed the incident and said that 40-year-old Naheed and 35-year-old Rubina of the city’s Bilal Town area visited the Chak Nasa branch of National Bank of Pakistan three days ago to withdraw Rs1.7m from a fixed deposit account.
Due to procedural and other issues involved, the bank manager told the sisters that their request could not be met immediately, the police officer said.
So, the two women visited the bank branch again on Thursday and asked the manager to give them the money.
“The sisters were handed over the money at about noon. They took the currency notes outside the branch and simply set them afire,” Mr Butt said.
An eyewitness told police that when a shopkeeper and a passer-by tried to stop the sisters from burning the notes, the elder one whipped out a pistol and said they had every right to do whatever they wanted to. Soon, a large number of people gathered around the two women, only to look at the currency notes burning. Police later arrived at the scene and collected the ashes.
According to a source, the women had deposited Rs2.8m with the bank about a year ago after selling the property they had inherited from their father Raja Muhammad Iqbal, who was killed in mysterious circumstances a couple of years ago.
Mr Butt said the sisters were unmarried and resided separately from their two younger brothers.
All the siblings are suffering from mental ailments, according to some residents of their neighbourhood.
Jhelum’s District Police Officer Afzal Butt confirmed the incident and said that 40-year-old Naheed and 35-year-old Rubina of the city’s Bilal Town area visited the Chak Nasa branch of National Bank of Pakistan three days ago to withdraw Rs1.7m from a fixed deposit account.
Due to procedural and other issues involved, the bank manager told the sisters that their request could not be met immediately, the police officer said.
So, the two women visited the bank branch again on Thursday and asked the manager to give them the money.
“The sisters were handed over the money at about noon. They took the currency notes outside the branch and simply set them afire,” Mr Butt said.
An eyewitness told police that when a shopkeeper and a passer-by tried to stop the sisters from burning the notes, the elder one whipped out a pistol and said they had every right to do whatever they wanted to. Soon, a large number of people gathered around the two women, only to look at the currency notes burning. Police later arrived at the scene and collected the ashes.
According to a source, the women had deposited Rs2.8m with the bank about a year ago after selling the property they had inherited from their father Raja Muhammad Iqbal, who was killed in mysterious circumstances a couple of years ago.
Mr Butt said the sisters were unmarried and resided separately from their two younger brothers.
All the siblings are suffering from mental ailments, according to some residents of their neighbourhood.
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