Woman loses ₹55,150 in ATM card-swapping fraud

A 54-year-old woman from Wanowrie allegedly lost ₹55,150 after unidentified person swapped her ATM card and withdrew money from her mother’s bank account near SBI ATM in Hadapsar

Pune: A 54-year-old woman from Wanowrie allegedly lost ₹55,150 after an unidentified person swapped her ATM card and withdrew money from her mother’s bank account near a State Bank of India ATM in Hadapsar.

A 54-year-old woman from Wanowrie allegedly lost ₹55,150 after unidentified person swapped her ATM card and withdrew money from her mother’s bank account near SBI ATM in Hadapsar. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

The incident took place around 12.40 pm on October 28 near the bank’s ATM at Magarpatta Chowk. According to the complaint, the woman had gone to the ATM to deposit money into her mother’s account when an unidentified man approached her. The suspect allegedly observed her ATM card’s PIN and exchanged her card without her knowledge.

The suspect subsequently withdrew ₹55,150 from the account, the police said. The Hadapsar police registered a case under Sections 318(4) and 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Sub-inspector Shubham Shinde is investigating the case.