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A rat with expensive tastes

June 22, 2018

The consumption habits of the the average mall rat (Transactimus Maximus) are no match for those of India's Rattus Rattus.

As widely reported this week, a rat attack on an ATM owned by the State Bank of India resulted in the destruction of banknotes valued at 1.2 million rupees (approximately $17,600). 

When employees opened the ATM at an SBI branch in the northeastern state of Assam for servicing, they discovered that the currency had been reduced to confetti-size shreds within the space of a few days while the ATM was out of order.

According to a report by Reuters, the note-gnawing rodent was found dead amid the detritus. An additional $25,000 in 500 and 2,000 rupee notes was found intact.

Fake news alert: Rumors that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering a pilot test for demonitization via rat pack are unconfirmed.