Man dies while trying to withdraw money from ATM

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Kolkata - Kallol Roy Chowdhury, 52, collapsed in front of a State Bank of India ATM outlet outside Hooghly district's Bandel railway station, police said.

By IANS

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Published: Sat 3 Dec 2016, 3:00 PM

Last updated: Wed 14 Dec 2016, 3:02 PM

A man lost his life standing in a queue in front of an ATM outlet in West Bengal on Saturday as the people's struggle for cash continued on the third day of the new month.
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Kallol Roy Chowdhury, 52, collapsed in front of a State Bank of India ATM outlet outside Hooghly district's Bandel railway station, police said.
Roy Chowdhury, a resident of Behala in south Kolkata, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee later condoled the family of the deceased and indirectly blamed the Narendra Modi-led central government for the "unfortunate toll" in the nation post demonetisation.
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"Unfortunate death toll continues... This morning Kallol Roy Chowdhury collapsed and died in front of SBI ATM at Bandel station," Banerjee tweeted.
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"My condolences to the bereaved family. Is Modi babu listening?" she added.


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