Man dies after hand gets trapped in note-shredding machine at RBI office in Kerala

A man died after his hand was accidentally caught in a machine at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the police said on Thursday (August 13, 2026).The incident occurred on Wednesday when the installation of a note-shredding machine was underway at the apex bank complex, they said.The deceased, identified as Ashok, was a staffer of a company outsourced by the RBI for installation work, the police said.According to a police officer, Ashok’s hand accidentally got trapped inside the machine and he sustained critical injuries.He was initially rushed to a nearby private hospital and later shifted to a multi-speciality hospital, but his life could not be saved, the officer said. Published - August 13, 2026 12:58 pm IST