It has been a hard day's night for ATM security guard Sudhir Shukla (name changed) ever since November 8, when PM Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation. Shukla, who guards an ATM in Bandra East, has been working for 15 hours a day for close to a month. Just like him, guards at 25,000-odd ATMs in the city have had longer working hours and little to no sleep.

Following this, All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) has written a complaint to the Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asking them to take action over it. AIBEA secretary Vishwas Utagi said, "It is really inhumane... They are working for 15-17 hours due to the pressure on ATMs because of demonetisation."