Malayali expat gets Rs 2261 credited in bank account for no reason!

THODUPUZHA: Adv Saju Hameed, a native of Pulikkal in Thodupuzha's Vengallur, who is a businessman in Dubai, was surprised and shocked to find Rs 2261 crore credited in his bank account.

100 crore UAE dirham was credited to Saju's account in Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) a month and a half ago, when he was in Dubai. He thought it must be a mistake by the bank and it will be taken back in a few days.

Earlier Saju had no balance in this account. The transactions were through Mashreq Bank in Dubai. When he informed this to his friend who works in a bank in Dubai, he said that such inactive accounts are credited with huge amounts and the money will be withdrawn within a few days.

As per advice, he kept of the account for several days, but the bank did not withdraw the amount. Saju has been in the country for about a month. He didn't even reveal this information to his close relatives. He then decided to make it public in consideration of the opinion of some friends. After returning to the Middle East next month, he will directly visit the bank to inform this.