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Rats chew through ₹1.2m an Indian woman saved to buy gold

Uttar Pradesh: A woman in northern India was left stunned after discovering that rats had chewed through a large portion of nearly ₹1.2 million in cash that she had secretly saved for years to buy gold jewellery, according to local media reports. The woman, from Gonda in Uttar Pradesh, had reportedly been setting aside small amounts of money since 2019 without telling her husband and storing the…

In a shocking incident in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, an Indian woman discovered that rats had chewed through nearly ₹1.2 million she had saved for years to purchase gold jewelry. For eight years, she had been secretly stashing small amounts of money in a trunk at home, unaware that her husband was unaware of the savings. Upon opening the trunk on August 21, the woman found the cash bundles torn and gnawed by rats.

The incident, which occurred on August 21, was captured in a video that circulated on social media. It remains uncertain how much of the stolen money can be salvaged, though reports suggest a significant portion of her savings was affected.

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