Hyderabad: Man Becomes Crorepati For A Few Hours

The bank customer was taken aback when he saw an increase in his account balance of 18 crores and 52 lakhs.

Yes, you read that right. ON SUNDAY, an HDFC Bank customer from Vikarabad received the shock of his life when his bank balance shot up to Rs 18,52,00,000. That's Rs 18 crores and 52 lakhs for those confused on the zeroes.

Venkat Reddy was stunned when his account balance flashed on the screen. As a responsible citizen, he immediately informed the bank officials, who immediately froze the account.

Such an incident took place in Chennai too. It was reported that about 100 customers checked their bank balances swelled by between a few thousand rupees and Rs 13 crore.

As a result of the freeze, the customers could not transfer funds to other accounts but could receive cash. However, the hold was released later in the evening.

Blaming it on a technical glitch, the bank officials said that the issue was confined to specific accounts of some HDFC Bank branches, majorly in Chennai and some other places too.