Maharashtra: A 10-year-old girl from Pune showed bravery by saving her grandmother from a chain-snatcher while heading to a relative’s house. The video of the incident went viral, which led to the police’s attention.
In the video, a man can be seen stopping his scooter near the old lady to engage her in a conversation. As soon as the woman stopped, the accused attempted to snatch the woman’s chain.
Meanwhile, the minor stepped in and started hitting the man with her bag. As she constantly hit her, the man could not steal and ran away.
#WATCH | A 10-year-old girl foiled an attempt by a chain snatcher to snatch her grandmother's chain in Maharashtra's Pune City
---Advertisement---The incident took place on February 25 & an FIR was registered yesterday after the video of the incident went viral.
(CCTV visuals confirmed by police) pic.twitter.com/LnTur7pTeU
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2023
After seeing the bravery of the little one, the grandmother also retaliated against the accused.
The incident took place on February 25 at Pune’s Model colony in Shivajinagar and an FIR was filed on Thursday, March 9.
The police department assured them that they will find the man soon and that he will be punished.
Netizens reaction
A user wrote, “IR was registered yesterday after the video of the incident went viral.” While questioning on late FIR a user commented, “Why FIR registered so late yesterday if the crime happened 12 days back.” While commenting on girl a user writes, “Brave girl, kudos.” A third user wrote, “Salute to this brave Girl.”
