Man brings Rs 80,000 in coins to court to pay as interim alimony | India News – Times of India

COIMBATORE: There have been reports of people taking bundles of coins to showrooms to buy a bike or a car. On Wednesday, a Coimbatore resident went to the additional family court with Rs 80,000 in Rs 2 and Rs 1 coins to pay an interim alimony.
The 37-year-old man, who didn’t want his identity to be revealed, had been ordered by the court to pay Rs 2 lakh to his wife as an interim maintenance amount. His wife filed a divorce petition last year. A resident of Vadavalli, he is a call taxi owner cum driver whose sister resides in the US.
On Wednesday, he came in his car, walked into the additional family court and unloaded 20 bundles of ₹2 and Rs 1 coins,.
When he submitted the amount to the court, the judge asked him to hand it over in notes. A video of the man walking out of the court with the bundles went viral on social media.
On Thursday, he handed over the amount in currency notes before the court, which directed him to pay the remaining amount of Rs 1.2 lakh soon.