In a heartwarming gesture, a man in Mizoram stepped up to clearthe bank loans of four people who were struggling for funds amid lockdown.
According to The New Indian Express, the man offeredhelp on the strict condition that his identity not be revealed. He did notseek any publicity for his act of benevolence.
The report states that the man helped close the loan accounts of the quartet, three of them women, by transferring Rs 9,96,365.
Only a few officials who helped him with the paperwork at StateBank of India¡¯s (SBI) Aizawl branch, knew his identity.
¡°Three of us at our bank branch have known this gentlemanfor some time. So, he visited us the other day to tell us about his intention.He said if we select some people who had availed of loan to be self-reliant bymortgaging property but are struggling to repay, he will make the payment. Hehad limited the help to Rs 10 lakh,¡± the SBI branch Assistant General ManagerSheryl Vanchhong told The New Indian Express.
She said they selected four such people who were doing somepetty trades but were suffering in the COVID-19 lockdown.
Sheryl said the beneficiaries were called the next day andwhen they arrived, the land documents they had mortgaged were returned. Theywere at a loss of words to thank the unidentified man.
At their insistence, the bank had requested the man to visitthe branch. However, he refused to come as he stood firm against publicity. Thebank had urged the four beneficiaries not to make public the help that came infor them.
However, the only man, Muana L Fanai, took to social mediato thank the "guardian angel". He had availed the loan for poultryfarming.
He wrote: "I suffered a series of setbacks, whichworsened after the novel coronavirus outbreak. This mysterious man cleared myoutstanding amount of Rs 2,46,631."
"This is the first time that he made the help anonymous.He helped a lot of people in the past,¡± she said, adding, "He is animportant customer of SBI and well known in our bank circles."