Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 15, 2010:
Working in State Bank of India, Imphal Secretariat Branch paralyzed today as employees of the bank ceased work for the day in protest against assault of their colleague by a customer on Saturday last.
Pravin Kumar, a resident of Assam, a staff of the SBI, Secretariat Branch, was assaulted by a customer of the bank on Saturday after calling out from his bank.
Police picked the customer and negotiating between the two parties to settle the matter outside the law, a police officer in Imphal police station said.
Decrying the incident, all staff of the bank suspended their duty for the day in protest against the assault of their colleague and demanding appropriate action to the customer involved in the assault incident.
The banking works suspended from around noon all of a sudden which left several customers of the bank in confusion state as they have no prior notice of suspension.