Ludhiana, April 12 -- A fraudster posing as a good samaritan duped a 67-year-old woman of Rs.2.05 lakh by swapping her debit card at an ATM kiosk at Bahadurke Road. The woman is reportedly a relative of Ludhiana north MLA Madan Lal Bagga, who came to the city from Zirakpur to visit her relatives.

The Salem Tabri police lodged an FIR against an unidentified accused.

The complainant, Chanchal Gulati, a resident of Zirakpur of Mohali, stated that she visited an ATM of Punjab National Bank near Grain Market at Bahadurke Road on April 6 to withdraw cash from her savings account using her debit card.

According to the complaint, she was facing difficulty while operating the ATM when a man present at the kiosk offered assistance.

The accused,...