Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Rats Chew Through Gonda Woman’s Rs 12 Lakh Savings
A woman in Uttar Pradesh saved money little by little for several years.
She did not tell her husband about the savings.
She kept the cash inside a trunk at home.
By the time she checked it, the savings were nearly Rs 12 lakh.
Rats had chewed through a large portion of the money.
She had hoped to use the savings to buy jewellery.
The woman and her husband took out the money that was left.
The report does not say exactly when she discovered the damage.
A woman in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, reportedly lost much of her cash savings after rats chewed through them.
She had secretly saved small amounts of money since 2019 without telling her husband.
The cash was kept in a trunk at home and eventually grew to nearly Rs 12 lakh.
She reportedly planned to use the savings to buy jewellery.
The couple removed the remaining notes and currency pieces from the damaged trunk.
- Who
- An unnamed woman from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, and her husband.
- What
- Rats reportedly chewed through a substantial portion of the woman’s nearly Rs 12 lakh cash savings.
- When
- She saved the money in small amounts from 2019; the discovery date is not specified.
- Where
- In a trunk at the couple’s home in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The cash was stored in the trunk for several years, allowing rats to damage it before it was checked.
- Location
- Gonda, Uttar Pradesh
- Savings
- Nearly Rs 12 lakh
- Saving period
- Since 2019
- Storage
- A trunk at home
- Intended use
- Buying jewellery
- Reported source
- Bharat Express