Udupi: A 96-year-old man collapsed and died in a queue at a village in Udupi district as cash-strapped common people in the region continued to throng banks and ATM counters for withdrawal of some money to meet their daily expenses on Saturday.
Gopal Shetty (96), a resident of Ajekar village was standing in the before a branch of Corporation bank for exchanging currency. Around 12 noon he collapsed and died on the spot.
It is said that he had only a few notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denomination but waited in queue for a long time.
Though he was rushed to a nearby clinic by some people who saw him collapse, he was declared dead, sources said.
The deceased is the father of Sudhakar Shetty, founder of Jnana Sudha educational institution of Karkala.
(Agencies)
