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K.C. Kumar  KC Kumar is thirty-one years old.  He supports his wife and two young children.  He has worked for six years as a G4S cash services guard.  In 2005, Rs50,000 (868€) was missing from the cash consignments that he transports daily for banks and other clients.  The bank denied that they had made a mistake counting the money.  KC Kumar was blamed for the incident, and the Rs50,000 was taken from his salary in increments for the next year. .

.KC Kumar is one of many G4S workers who are told to buy their own motorbike and cell phones to deliver cash, rather than using an armored van.  These men can be carrying up to Rs500,000 [8677€] on their motorbikes, with no protection for themselves or the money. 



When KC Kumar refused to purchase his own motorbike and carry the cash in this way, he was fired.  It was only after the union intervened that he won his job back.  Many other workers, however, continue to be required to carry large sums of money on their own motorbikes.