After five months of chasing officials from the City Co-operative Bank so she could withdraw her own money for her baby's delivery, Clera Aguiar finally gave birth this month. She had to borrow around Rs 60,000 from family and friends for the labour, and medical expenses are still mounting with her newborn in poor health. And still, her money remains stuck in the bank.

This, despite the bank's assurance that they would provide every possible assistance after mid-day first reported on her plight on August 5. Clera had made a fixed deposit of Rs 1 lakh in the bank with the very intention of saving for the childbirth. This paper had reported that thanks to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) placing restrictions on the bank due to its precarious financial condition, Clera's money was co-opted to keep the co-op afloat, while she was left drowning in expenses.
"When the news was got published in mid-day, a bank official visited my house several times.