Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation policy came into effect to curb black money transactions, several out-of-the world incidents have taken place.
Here's looking at a few of them...
DISCOUNTED BEVERAGES FOR SONAM GUPTA
Since a few days, a certain Sonam Gupta has gone viral on the internet. There are tons of memes and pictures of currency notes by the elusive Sonam being circulated. However, now the joke has taken a whole new turn.
Taking advantage of this situation, a few restaurants in the Capital are offering special discounts for guests who are named Sonam Gupta. So, the namesakes can take their government-issued ID proof and avail a free drink or a discount on the bill.
MAN SENT TO PRISON
A 70-year-old from Kolkata landed in jail after he paid his former spouse alimony in banned currency notes.
The man, Bijoy Seal, had to pay his ex-wife 8,000 every month as per the court's order. However, he hadn't paid her any money in the last four years.
In November, he took loans and paid the entire amount in court. But, the notes had got banned by then. His ex-wife stated that she would only accept new currency notes of 500 and 2,000 and also refused to accept payment via cheque. He was jailed.
WOMAN GOES TOPLESS
Frustrated after standing in a queue at an ATM for many hours, a young woman in New Delhi took off her T shirt as a mark to protest against the shortage of currency notes all over the country.
As bystanders stood shocked, a team of women police officers arrived from the nearby police station and took her with them.
NUMBER OF THEFTS HALVED
Increased surveillance by the railway police guards to keep a watch on hoarders transporting stashed 500 and 1000 notes, has led to a consider able drop in the number of theft cases.
According to Government Railway Police (GRP) this is due to demonetisation. While earlier, 12 to 15 incidents were reported, now they have started receiving only six cases a day.
Reportedly, overall robbery at railway stations has dropped by a massive 50 per cent -these include pickpocketing and bag lifting.
PHOTOS AND NAMES OF PEOPLE ON PIECES OF PAPER KEPT IN QUEUES
While the rest of the country is fed up with those long ATM lines, people in Kerala have come up with a brilliant plan for it. Instead of wasting their time standing in the queue, they have started placing pieces of paper to take their place, which allows them to relax and await their turn.
