Hyderabad: Octogenarian Spends A Night Inside Bank After Staff Lock Him Up

The octogenarian had to spend 18 hours inside the bank.

Octogenarian Spends A Night Inside Bank After Staff Lock Him Up(Image:IANS)

Hyderabad: An 85-year-old man from Hyderabad was forced to spend an entire night inside a bank locker after bank employees accidentally locked him inside the premises and left for the night. The octogenarian had to spend 18 hours inside the bank.

The shocking incident came to light on Tuesday after police traced and rescued him. "The bank security personnel did not notice him and locked the room and left for the day," the Jubilee Hills police said.

85-year-old V Krishna Reddy, a resident of Jubilee Hills Road No. 67, had gone to the Union Bank at Jubilee Hills check post branch to collect some property from the locker at around 4.30 PM on Monday. He had opened his bank locker. Even as he was busy inside the locker room, the bank staff locked the bank, leaving the octogenarian inside.

When Reddy did not return home till late in the evening, his family members began looking for him. As he remained untraceable, they approached the police.

The police checked the CCTV footage of the Jubilee Hills check post area and traced him to the bank. The elderly man, a diabetic, was found in the locker room. He had to suffer throughout the night.

Krishna Reddy, who is also suffering from Alzheimer's disease, has been shifted to a hospital. Reddy was also in shock.

"We have successfully traced him at Union Bank of India, Jubilee Hills check post. Yesterday evening he was confined accidentally in locker room of Union Bank. After verifying the CCTV cameras the Jubilee Hills Police successfully rescued him and shifted to the nearby Hospital," Jubilee Hills inspector Rajashekhar Reddy tweeted in response to the messages seeking help to trace Krishna Reddy.