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Indian beggar gets bank account

news.bbc.co.uk — A bank in the Indian city of Calcutta has opened an account for a beggar who deposited 91kg (200lb) of coins in one of the bank's branches.

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  • stephenhacking, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2wow thats a lot of coins.
  • DopplerDuck, on 07/13/2008, -0/+1That's about 31,000 bucks in Indian rupees. A month's salary's worth for a professional who's been working for about a year and a half.
  • dotbacher, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/07/10/india ...

    She saved $692.
  • RikkiTikki, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Why doesn't it mention how much it totaled? It did take them 3 days to count it. We don't get to see the fruits of their labor?

    P.S. Good for her!
  • kazem, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1That's one consistent lady.

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