Woman’s courage foils robbery attempt at house in Verka area
After a video of a woman bravely thwarting a robbery attempt at her house in the Verka area went viral, Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar pulled up official concerned for negligence and delay in registration of FIR in the case.
Three miscreants jumped over boundary wall of a house belonging to a goldsmith and forcibly tried to enter the premises. However, victim Mandeep Kaur, who noticed the suspects, immediately bolted the door from inside while bravely resisting their entry into the house.
A video of the incident, which had gone viral on the social media, caught the attention of the Police Commissioner. According to sources in the Police Department, the family had approached the police station after the incident for getting a case registered against the suspects. However, the duty officer, who visited the family’s house, allegedly did not take timely action in this connection. Nevertheless, the victim’s family approached the media after which the CCTV footage of the incident went viral on the social media in no time.
Taking serious cognisance of the matter, Bhullar pulled up the police official concerned and directed him to register an FIR immediately and arrest the suspects.
The chilling CCTV footage that surfaced online shows Mandeep Kaur fighting with burglars. Despite their attempts, her extraordinary act of bravery dashed their hopes. In the video, the woman is seen using all her strength to keep burglars away and protect herself and her children from them.
First video shows robbers scaling the house wall, trying to force open the main door and the woman foiling their attempt. She then rushed to close the main door and used all her might to prevent burglars from entering the premises. After bolting the door from inside, she placed a sofa in front of it. Towards the end of the video, the victim could be heard screaming for help.
Bhullar said there was no place for any laxity on part of the police and no official would be allowed to be negligent on duty. He said the suspects would be arrested soon as the police had enough clues about them.
Victim fought with burglars
The chilling CCTV footage that surfaced online shows Mandeep Kaur fighting with burglars. Despite their attempts, her extraordinary act of bravery dashed their hopes. In the video, the woman is seen using all her strength to keep burglars away and protect herself and her children from them.
