In a heartwarming display of bravery, a courageous 10-year-old girl in Maharashtra’s Pune fought off a chain snatcher and foiled his bid to rob her grandmother who was accompanying her on the street. A video of the incident shows the little girl thrashing the bike-borne robber with a bag she’s carrying while he desperately attempts to snatch her grandmother’s chain.

The girl finally manages to win the day forcing the assailant to flee and abort the robbery bid.

According to the police, the incident—as per a complaint—happened in Model Colony area of Pune city on February 25, when 60-year-old Lata Ghag was going back home with her granddaughter Rutvi Ghag.

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An official quoting a complaint filed into the incident, said that an unidentified bike-borne man stopped next to the little girl and her grandmother under the pretext of asking directions and then tried to snatch the old woman’s chain. On witnessing this, Rutvi Ghag, 10, started thrashing the man in the face with a bag she was carrying forcing him to flee the spot and abort the robbery bid.

As per reports, the incidents took place of February 25 and came to the fore after a CCTV camera footage of the incident went viral on social media platforms on Thursday.

Taking cognizance, police in Pune city reached out to the girl and her grandmother and lodged an FIR against and unidentified assailant under 393 of the Indian Penal Code in Shivaji Nagar police Station on March 9, an official said, adding that further investigation is underway and further details into the incident are awaited.

A video of the incident is being widely viewed and shared on social media platforms and has gone viral since it was posted. Users have lauded the bravery and courage of the little girl while also urging the police to take action against such miscreants who prey on the weak.

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