Bhubaneswar, May 1: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Friday slammed the Odisha Government over a tribal man carrying his sister's skeleton to the bank to prove her death after failing to withdraw Rs 20,000 of her savings.

Singh also announced financial assistance of Rs 50,000 for the tribal man.

Singh, in a post on X, said, "The heart-wrenching video of Jitu Munda ji, who lives in Keonjhar district of Odisha, has been seen by the entire world. It was heartbreaking that in the rule of the double-engine government, which makes tall claims of development, an Adivasi brother had to take his sister's skeleton to the bank for 20 thousand rupees. I have sent 50 thousand rupees in assistance from my salary."

Singh also spoke to Jitu over phone.

"State President @nishimohapatra" and the AAP team went and spoke with Jitu Munda ji; there is also a problem of water in the village, and they will resolve that too. I had studied at OSME from the same district of Odisha. Odisha owes me a debt, and I always stand with the people there," Singh's post added.

The move comes after a distressing video went viral this week in which a tribal man – Jitu Munda – of Keonjhar district is seen carrying the skeletal remains to the bank, bundled in a sack, to claim her savings.

The incident took place on Monday when Jitu Munda went to the Odisha Grameen Bank's Maliposi branch to withdraw money from his deceased sister Karla Munda's account. He later told reporters that he was compelled to exhume the remains after allegedly being told to produce proof of death to access the funds.

The incident has sparked outrage, with calls for accountability and better access to welfare benefits for marginalised communities.