Video | People plunge into drain to collect currency notes in Bihar's Sasaram

The incident occurred on Saturday near the Moradabad area of Sasaram city in Bihar.

A video clip showing residents of Sasaram city in Bihar's Rohtas district jumping into a drain to collect currency notes has been making the rounds on social media. The incident that occurred on Saturday near the Moradabad area, which is around 150 km away from the capital city Patna, has elicited strong reactions from social media users who commented, “People will do anything for money.”

After grabbing bundles of currency notes, locals of Sasaram city were seen drying them up at homes. (Twitter/@HindustanUPBH; Prasun K Mishra/HT Photo)

The viral video showed individuals frantically attempting to retrieve bundles of currency notes that had been submerged in water for a considerable amount of time. In the footage, both men and women, as well as children, could be seen competing for as many notes as possible, despite their deteriorated condition. The scene played out in knee-deep water and garbage beneath the Moradabad bridge of the Sone Canal.

It should be noted, however, that Hindustan Times could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.

Early morning walkers stumbled upon a pile of currency notes in denominations of ₹20, 100, and 500 inside a jute bag under a bridge, prompting them to start fishing the bundles and rushing home to dry them. As the news spread, a crowd of locals gathered at the site to collect as many notes as they could. While some locals claimed that the notes were genuine, others suggested that they could be counterfeit and may have been planted to cause panic.

Rohtas Superintendent of Police Naveen Kumar stated that a police team was dispatched to the location in response to the viral videos, but they found nothing. The police are currently examining the videos and attempting to identify the individuals seen in them.