A 20-year-old man living in Noida, India, was left completely shocked after discovering an unbelievable amount of money in his late mother’s savings account in Kotak Mahindra Bank. The amount shown was ₹10,01,35,60,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,23,56,00,00,00,00,299 — a number so huge that it broke the internet!
The young man, whose mother had passed away in 2023, had gone to Kotak Bank to close her savings account. While checking the account balance, he was stunned to see an enormous, multi-quintillion rupee figure in her name. Photos of the bank slip and statement showing this amount quickly went viral on social media platforms like X (Twitter), Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The story got even more serious when the Income Tax Department of India got involved. They quickly froze the account to investigate this massive error or possible glitch. Officials are now checking if this was a technical error, data entry mistake, or a software bug in the banking system.
The man confirmed he had no idea where the money came from and had no claims to it. “I was just trying to close the account. This number shocked me,” he said in an interview with a local Hindi news channel.
Kotak Mahindra Bank is expected to issue an official statement soon. Financial experts say that this type of error, though extremely rare, can happen due to overflow bugs in computer systems where numbers exceed the system’s maximum value.
People online have made jokes comparing the incident to winning a lottery, while others are calling for more transparency in India’s digital banking systems.
This strange case is now under full review by income tax officials and bank authorities, and it’s a reminder of how important secure and accurate digital banking has become in India.
