There were even fatal instances of withdrawing money, it seems. Again, it was a rash decision that wasn't thought out carefully. If you're going to do this, at least do it in a way that does not result in such high demands on the banks.
Till 31 January 2017, ATM machines in India's biggest city "Mumbai" had less cash or no cash. I mean ATM machines were closed for 2 months since new currency notes did not arrive.