Elderly man dies on way to police station after ATM fraud in HP's Hamirpur

Elderly man dies on way to police station after ATM fraud in HP's Hamirpur

Elderly man dies on way to police station after ATM fraud in HP's Hamirpur

HAMIRPUR (HP): An elderly man collapsed and died while on his way to lodge a police complaint after being defrauded of Rs 50,000 by two youths whom he had sought help from at an ATM kiosk here, officials said on Wednesday.

The two cheated the man on Monday at the Mahere branch of Punjab National Bank (PNB) in the Barsar subdivision of the district, they said.

Ashok Kumar, from Samoh village had gone to withdraw money from the bank's ATM. Despite several attempts when he did not receive the money, he sought help from two youths standing outside the ATM, they added.