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Title: $20,000 instead of Rs 20,000: Bank clerk's typo leaves university poorer by Rs 16 lakh
Post by: Rajot on January 06, 2026, 05:49:45 AM

$20,000 instead of Rs 20,000: Bank clerk's typo leaves university poorer by Rs 16 lakh

A costly bank error at Kerala University's Centre for Latin American Studies resulted in a Rs 16.5 lakh loss. A typo swapped Rupees for Dollars during a payment to a guest lecturer's wife, sending $20,000 instead of Rs 20,000.
Source: $20,000 instead of Rs 20,000: Bank clerk's typo leaves university poorer by Rs 16 lakh (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/20000-instead-of-rs-20000-bank-clerks-typo-leaves-university-poorer-by-rs-16-lakh/articleshow/126361051.cms)