UCO Bank responds to a report that a customer was asked to remove her hijab at its Begusarai branch in Bihar.
UCO Bank tweeted, "Bank's Executives have met the Customer & her family. Customer conveyed her satisfaction with Bank's service. Being an organisation since Pre-independent India & with an existence of 79 Glorious Years, UCO Bank is committed towards the Expectations & Trust of our Citizens."
A burqa-clad girl in Bihar's Begusarai district was stopped from making transactions in the nationalised bank, reports said.
The girl recorded the incident and shared it on social media on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday when the girl had gone to UCO bank of Mansoor Chowk branch in Begusarai to withdraw money.
As per the video, three to four bank employees asked her to remove the hijab and only then apply for the withdrawal of the money.
The girl strongly objected to it and called her parents. They asked the employees to show written notification that Hijab is not allowed inside the bank.
"My daughter and I used to come to the bank every month but no one had ever objected in the past. Why are they doing it now? If any such thing has been implemented in Karnataka, why are they implementing it in Bihar? Do they have any written notification about banning Hijab in banking operations?" her father asks in the video.
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