The girl had retaliated heroically after two men on bicycles attacked her and tried to take her phone from her.
The girl, Kusum Kumari, a resident of Fatehpuri Mohalla, emerged as a hero shortly after her video of heroically confronting the attackers appeared on social media.
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Police arrested one of the two accused men in Punjab’s Jalandhar who attacked a 15-year-old girl with a sharp weapon as they tried to snatch her phone. However, the girl had shown exemplary courage and fought off the attackers on Tuesday. The hunt for another accused has begun.
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The girl, Kusum Kumari, a resident of Fatehpuri Mohalla, emerged as a hero shortly after her video of heroically confronting the attackers appeared on social media. Kumari was walking home when a bicycle slowed down near her and the passenger grabbed her hand and attacked her with a gun as she tried to snatch the phone from her. Kumari retaliated and managed to get her phone back.
While people on the internet expressed concern about the law and order situation, they also praised Kumari for putting up a strong fight.
A 15-year-old girl from Jalandhar fights alone against two mobile thieves on a bicycle. The first thing that comes to mind is the failed situation of law and order in #PunjabHaving said that, this incident highlights the importance of teaching self defense to girls so no one messes !! pic.twitter.com/ZhjiqNQMeB
– Priti Gandhi – प्रीति गांधी (@MrsGandhi) September 1, 2020
Woah! 15-year-old girl fought thieves to save her mobile phone in #Jalandhar. Go girl! Also, although we mostly watch videos of mute bystanders during such incidents, here are the heroes of Punjab👌 pic.twitter.com/Cta51kkd8B
– Nidhi Taneja (India TV) (@nidhiindiatv) September 1, 2020
A 15-year-old girl from Jalandhar fights two mobile thieves on a bicycle in a viral video In an act of extreme bravery, a 15-year-old girl fought two men on a bicycle, who attacked her with a sharp weapon while trying to snatch her phone from her. Jalandhar, Punjab, Kusum Kumari, Rsd.fatehpuri. pic.twitter.com/dcoWl0exet
– Abubakar shaikh (@ Shaikabubakar31) September 1, 2020
Kumari, daughter of the Daily Wager, is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital for wounds to her wrist in the attack. Her father, Sadhu Ram, said that she would be discharged in three days.
Meanwhile, the police have identified the detained defendant as Avinash Kumar, 22, and he has been sent to police custody for three days, The Tribune reported. Avinash is the main defendant who tried to take the girl’s phone and attacked her with a weapon, wounding her wrist. He has been charged under Sections 307 (attempted murder) and 379 B of the IPC. The other defendant has been identified as Vinod Kumar and remains at large.
CCTV footage shows Kumari resisting the attack and grabbing the hand of the accused and pursuing him. After a short chase, she managed to grab him by the shirt and drag him off the bike. His act of bravery has been praised with Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar announcing that he will be submitting his name for the national and state level bravery awards. DC Ghanshyam Thori also announced a cash award of Rs 51,000 in recognition of his bravery.
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