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Summary The termites had a million dollar all you can eat buffet at an Indian bank.
According to police, an army of termites munched through 10 million Indian rupees in currency notes, stored in a steel chest at a bank, in Barabanki, a town 30 kilometres southwest of Lucknow.Police officials said that the bank manager discovered the damage when he opened the reinforced room in an old bank building. The currency was equivalent to about US$ 250,000.The police have registered a case of negligence against bank officials. The termites had damaged bank furniture and documents in the past.
