The cash crunch that has hit millions after the notes ban brought 66-year-old Munni Lal to the lowest point of his life as he waited next to his wife's body for two days, with no money to cremate her.
Phoolvati, 61, died of stomach cancer on Monday after a nine-month fight with the disease. Munni Lal, a daily wage labourer, lit incense sticks near the body, put up a plastic tent and waited for his sons.