This 'Beggar' In Puducherry Has Rs 12,000 Cash & Rs 2 Lakh In Bank Account!

Have you ever looked at a beggar and thought, if he/she earns more than you do? Well, you might not have been thinking for nothing. Recently, temple authorities in Puducherry found a beggar outside the temple premises, and what is interesting is that she had Rs 12,000 in cash, on her. That's not all, she also has a bank account with Rs 2 lakh and owns an Aadhar card! (To be honest, this making me reconsider my career choices.)

The beggar, Parvatham, said that she earned this money by seeking alms from devotees who visited the temple. She was found ill outside the temple premises by passersby, said the police.

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"She has a bank account which has around Rs 2 lakh, a cash amount of nearly Rs 12,000. She was a native of Kallikurichi in Tamil Nadu, and has been handed over to her relatives," SP Maran told ANI.

Maran also said that her husband died 40 years ago and since then, she has been roaming the streets of Puducherry. A shopkeeper near the temple also stated that she had been living in the temple for the past eight years and was surviving on the food given to her by the devotees.

"We just came to know about the money she has," the shopkeeper said.

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After she got unwell, she was shifted to her relatives' place in Kallakurichi village and her brother is taking care of her.

A month ago, the news of a beggar¡¯s ¡®wealth¡¯ hit the headlines, when he was found with almost Rs 9 lakh in his fixed deposit. I am not sure what is more surprising - the fact that he had Rs 9 lakh, or the fact that he put it in a fixed deposit.

'A fixed deposit of Rs 8.77 lakhs & around Rs 1.5 lakhs of cash (mostly coins) recovered by police from the residence of a beggar Burju Chandra Azad in Govandi, who died in an accident while trying to cross a railway track', news agency ANI tweeted.

Mumbai: A fixed deposit of Rs 8.77 lakhs & around Rs 1.5 lakhs of cash (mostly coins) recovered by police from the residence of a beggar Burju Chandra Azad in Govandi, who died in an accident while trying to cross a railway track. pic.twitter.com/44ICDXnXTM

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Begging seems to have become more of a profession, and since everyone is upgrading the way they do business, beggars are too. Recently, it was announced that every beggar in China will now have an individual QR code, which people can scan to give them money. Well, makes sense, everyone should be part of a cashless economy.

While this 'job' doesn't look as luxurious - I mean, no one is going to give you alms if you're dressed in a pant-suit - but some of these people seem to be making more money than a lot of us do in our 9-5 jobs!