Bettiah: A quiet farming village in West Champaran district was thrown into turmoil this week after news spread that a matriculation student had “become a crorepati overnight.” Sunil Kumar, son of farmer Kanhaiya Sah from Raibarwa village under Sathi Panchayat in Lauriya block, discovered that Rs 21.55 crore had been deposited into his India Post Payments Bank account.
According to postal officials, the account was flagged and suspended soon after the massive transaction was detected. “The account was frozen due to an unusually large deposit linked to a cyber fraud case registered at the Bidhan Nagar Cyber Police Station in West Bengal,” an official from the Bettiah Head Post Office said. “No further transactions will be permitted until the investigation concludes.”
Sunil’s father, Kanhaiya Sah, expressed shock, saying the family had no idea how the money appeared. “We work in the fields every day. We don’t know how so much money came into my son’s account,” he told reporters.
As word spread through Raibarwa and nearby villages, curious onlookers gathered outside the family’s home, speculating about whether it was a stroke of luck or a digital scam. Many described the scene as one of disbelief and excitement, with villagers joking about the “overnight crorepati” in their midst.
Police and postal authorities are jointly investigating the incident to trace the source of the funds and determine whether the account was used by cybercriminals for money laundering. Meanwhile, the unlikely windfall remains the talk of Bettiah — a mix of mystery, caution, and small-town astonishment at the strange power of digital banking gone wrong.
