Updated: September 4, 2020 9:18:24 pm
“I feel very lucky that my mobile is with me even after the incident,” says Kusum, daughter of a daily bet, Sadhu Ram. (Photo Express)
Kusum, 15, is recovering from wrist surgery and keeps her mobile phone close to her even in the hospital bed. The Class 8 student had sustained injuries on Sunday while trying to save her from bicycle thieves who attacked her with a sharp weapon.
“I feel very lucky that my mobile phone is with me even after the incident,” says Kusum, daughter of a daily bet, Sadhu Ram.
When the men on bicycles tried to snatch the phone from him, Kusum refused to let them escape and eventually managed to catch one of them despite being repeatedly hit on his arm with a weapon. The incident took her to Joshi Hospital, where she had to undergo minor surgery on her wrist.
While he showed immense courage in the face of the attack, what Kusum did not realize was that the man he was cornering was not a common criminal, but a regular offender facing seven criminal cases. The man, Avinash, was recently released from jail under Covid-19 relaxation. Police have yet to arrest the other defendants so far.
A CCTV video, which went viral on social media, shows Kumari holding a thief despite being attacked with a sharp object.
“I was about to call my father to inform him that I was on my way home and suddenly someone hit me from behind and snatched my cell phone,” she said, adding that the only thought on her mind at that moment was to catch her. back of the mobile phone.
“I thought I could fight them, and I did. Maybe I got this confidence because I had learned Taekwondo together with my friends through online training videos, ”he said.
Kusum is the youngest of three brothers. His older sister, Poonam, has a class 12 pass, while his brother, Pramod, is a driver. The family, which is originally from UP, had been living in Jalandhar for the past four decades.
Speaking about the incident, Kusum said: “My life has completely changed because I am getting a lot of attention from all corners.”
The father, who works daily in an iron sheet factory, said: “She has dreams and I don’t want to stop her. I have put her in a good school now, as her previous school was not that good. The monthly expenditure on their education is around 3,000 rupees, including school fees, tuition and transportation. “
The father said the man who rushed to her rescue, Mangat Ram Sharma, and helped her catch one of the two criminals, was a great help even after the incident.
Sharma said he was sitting in his backyard when he heard the girl’s call for help and immediately ran out. “We managed to catch one of the accused,” he added.
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