The Transaction

"Go away, there is no money in your account. And don't come back again."

Jai watched, as the old man was shooed away by the cashier at the bank. Jai completed his work at the bank, and stepped out to see the old man sitting in the sun outside the bank.

Out of curiosity, Jai asks him if there was a problem. The old man showed him his bank passbook which clearly showed only Rs 100 balance.

"But my son sends Rs 3000 every month. Where has it gone?" the old man wanted to know.

Jai, takes a look at the passbook, indeed Rs 3000 was credited to that account every month, until 5 months ago. Since then, there was no money credited.

Hmmm, there must be a mistake somewhere - Jai wondered, and he walks back into the bank with the old man's passbook to recheck.

The cashier explains: "This man's son died about 6 months ago somewhere. Since then there is no money credited to his account. But this fool, keeps coming back - every month on 1st."

Having fully understood the situation, Jai thinks - There indeed has been a mistake.

Jai tells the old man: "Don't worry, please come back tomorrow and withdraw - there was a mistake, bank will correct it today."

That night, Jai logs into his online bank account, credits Rs 3000 to the old man's bank account, and marks it as a recurring transaction for every month.

Transaction completed. Mistake rectified.