15-year-old girl fights snatchers to save her mobile phone in Jalandhar

Ajay Joshi
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, August 31

Showing exemplary courage, a 15-year-old girl on Sunday fought off snatchers who tried to snatch her mobile phone in Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar near Jalandhar-Kapurthala road.

Despite being attacked with a sharp-edged weapon, she managed to catch hold of one of the snatchers.

While she fought with the snatchers for a few minutes, soon commuters jumped in to her rescue and thrashed the snatcher.

The whole incident, which occurred around 2 pm, was recorded in a nearby CCTV. 

Kusum Kumari (15), a resident of Fatehpuri Mohalla, while narrating about the incident, said, “I was going home when two bike-borne men attempted to snatch my mobile phone. The accused sitting on the pillion seat grabbed my hand and took my phone. However, I resisted and held his hand. Following which I followed them on their bike and grabbed the pillion rider’s t-shirt. He later hit me and attacked my wrist with a datar. But I continued to follow him and later dragged him from his bike. Few minutes later passersby rescued me and held the snatcher. I got my phone later.” 

She has been admitted to a private hospital. The accused was later handed over to the police.

SHO, police division two, said the accused was identified as Avinash Kumar (22) alias Ashu, a resident of Begumpura, Basti Danishmanda. While his associate is absconding, a case under Sections 389 B and 307 (attempt to murder) of IPC has been registered against him. 

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