In a gruesome incident, a 38-year-old woman bank official was attacked with a lethal weapon by a man in an ATM kiosk in the heart of the city, leaving her in a pool of blood with severe head injuries on Tuesday.

The tragic incident occurrred when the woman entered the unguarded kiosk to withdraw money before proceeding to her office for the morning shift. The assailant, carrying a shoulder bag, closely followed her inside and pulled down the shutter before threatening and attacking her, police said.