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Published 17:06 IST, September 2nd 2020

Good News: Teenage girl fights off armed mobile snatchers, netizens salute her bravery

A teenage girl is now being hailed as a hero after she single-handedly fought off thieves trying to snatch her mobile phone. The incident happened in Jalandhar.

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A teenage girl is now being hailed as a hero after she single-handedly fought off thieves trying to snatch her mobile phone. The incident happened in Jalandhar, Punjab where two bike clad men attacked Kusum Kumari with a knife and tried to take away her phone. However, showing indomitable courage, the 15-year-old not only foiled their plan but also fought them off.

According to media reports, the attempt took place when Kumari, a resident of Fatehpuri Mohalla in Jalandhar was walking back home. Suddenly, two men on a bike slowed near her following which the pillion rider grabbed her hand and tried to attack her with a sharp knife.

However, undeterred by the attack, Kumar retaliated and grabbed him, eventually pulling him off the bike. Soon the nearby residents approached the spot and got hold of the mobile snatcher. The caught man was then handed over to the police while an investigation to search his partner is ongoing.

Soon, photographs and video footages of the incidents captured on CCTV and neighbours started doing rounds of the social media. While netizens lauded the exemplary courage of Kumari and hailed her a local hero, a man revealed further details about the incident.

Netizens laud her bravery

Randeep Verma, who called himself a resident of the area where the incident happened, in follow up tweets, revealed that the nerves of her hand were cut during this. However, doctors had done a free surgery for her, which would otherwise cost more than 1 lakh, upon seeing her bravery. In addition, he also writes that the administration had awarded her with Rs 51000.

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Updated 17:05 IST, September 2nd 2020