Overview
- Video from Bhadrak’s Charampa market showed staff and customers climbing a ladder set on a tractor to reach the first-floor SBI branch after its staircase was removed.
- The demolition occurred during a broader anti-encroachment drive clearing illegal structures from Charampa market toward the railway station, according to local reports.
- District authorities said multiple notices went to the building owner and the bank, with loudspeaker announcements and a two-day window to vacate before action.
- Local reports say the building owner has installed a new steel staircase, restoring normal access while the branch stayed operational throughout.
- The episode drew criticism online over customer safety and raised questions about coordination and due diligence, with some allegations about the premises’ approvals shared by commenters.