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An Indian schoolteacher thought he had become a billionaire after finding $9.8bn in his account - only to discover it had been put in his account by mistake. Parijat Saha could not believe his eyes when his State Bank of India account in West Bengal credited him online with 490bn rupees, making him a billionaire on paper. But rather than attempt to spend his new-found wealth, Mr Saha called his bank and was disappointed to learn the funds were put there through a bank error.
Embarrassed officials at the State Bank of India would not comment on how the huge sum ended up in Mr Saha's account, but said that as the funds were 'uncleared' he could not have withdrawn the money anyway. The honest teacher had expected his balance to be around $200, as he earns a monthly salary as a school teacher in West Bengal of 35,000 rupees ($700 or £450)....Read more here--: Parijat Saha: Banking error puts £6.3bn in Indian teacher's account | This is Money
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