By Mahima Joshi,News18
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A shocking incident of attempted robbery in a moving rickshaw on a highway in Punjab’s Ludhiana is going viral on social media. The incident took place near the Jalandhar bypass on Tuesday, September 9.
A woman narrowly escaped the robbery attempt after she hung herself from the moving auto. The commuters recorded a video of the woman hanging from the auto.
Police say this woman showed remarkable courage on the Phillaur–Ludhiana highway as she foiled a robbery attempt inside a moving auto. Clinging to the vehicle to save herself, she triggered the auto’s overturn, leading to the arrest of 2 robbers.
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The commuters’ swift action saved the woman. The onlookers nabbed two of the accused and handed them over to the police.
The victim, identified as Meena Kumar, boarded an autorickshaw from Jalandhar Bypass to catch a bus from Phillaur. Apart from the driver, two other passengers were already in the autorickshaw. Soon, the woman realised that all three men were robbers.
As the three-wheeler was about to reach the destination, one of the robbers sitting on the back seat asked the driver to slow down the auto, and then both men tried to overpower the woman, reported The Times of India.
The robbers reportedly tied Meena’s hands and threatened her with sharp-edged weapons. However, the woman showed exemplary bravery, started screaming and even hung out of the autorickshaw to get the attention of the passerby.
Seeing the woman, the passersby helped the woman and nabbed the accused. One of the robbers managed to flee from the spot. The police have arrested the two suspects.
