Patna: A video showing a hair salon operating inside a former SBI ATM kiosk in the Danapur area of Patna has gone viral on social media.The ATM had stopped functioning around six months ago and was later removed by bank officials. However, the SBI signboard outside the kiosk was not removed. The space has now been rented out to a barber and converted into a salon.Videos and photographs of the salon functioning under the SBI ATM signboard have been widely shared online, drawing reactions from social media users.Building owner S K Sinha said the ATM had remained non-functional for several months before the machine was taken away. “Neither was a new machine installed nor did we receive any response. After waiting for a long time, I rented out the space to a barber,” he said.According to Sinha, the salon was inaugurated on the evening of May 10.Locals said several people initially mistook the place for a functioning ATM because the original SBI branding and external structure remain unchanged.Some social media users criticised the bank for not removing the signboard, while others described the unusual conversion as an example of “jugaad”.
