Chandigarh, February 21 In an act of bravery, a non-resident Indian (NRI) woman thwarted an alleged robbery attempt – wielding a sword as she challenged two persons on motorcycles who were following her car in Ludhiana, Punjab.
A video circulating on social media shows the woman standing in the middle of the road, brandishing her sword, while the alleged perpetrators fled the scene.
The purported video of the incident, which reportedly occurred on Friday evening, was captured by the woman's aunt who was travelling with her in the car. Kaur was driving while her aunt was in the front seat.
Harjind Kaur, who recently returned from Australia, was travelling with her aunt and mother-in-law to a relative's house in Ludhiana when she suspected that two persons on a motorcycle were following their vehicle.
Despite making way to allow the motorcycle to overtake the car, the alleged perpetrators continued to follow them, Kaur told reporters in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Suspecting that the persons on the motorcycle were pursuing them with the intent to rob them, her aunt started recording the incident.
After some time, when Kaur slowed down the car, one of the perpetrators threw eggs at the windscreen to block the view, the purported video shows.
"I couldn't understand what was happening; I had never encountered such a situation before," Kaur said.
Her aunt and mother-in-law started shouting inside the car out of panic. "Based on how they threw the eggs, I was sure they intended to rob us," Kaur said.
In the video, the perpetrators can be seen overtaking the car before stopping in the middle of the road some distance ahead on the isolated stretch.
Kaur then decided to confront the perpetrators and got out of the car despite her aunt pleading with her not to.
"Don't go out. Leave it. They will hit you," Kaur's aunt could be heard saying in the video.
Kaur produced a sword as she exited the vehicle, before standing her ground, daring the alleged perpetrators to step forth. She even charged some distance towards them, waving the sword in the air.
Apparently taken aback by her firm demeanour, the duo allegedly fled.
The viral clip has garnered much praise on social media, with users commending Kaur for her act of bravery in standing up to the perpetrators.
"They chose the wrong target," Kaur said.