Showing exemplary courage, a young woman working at The Lalit Hotel here set an example for the working women in the city by not only catching a thief who snatched her mobile phone on Wednesday evening but also ensuring that the police arrested him.
22-year-old Akanksha, a hotel management graduate, fought the snatcher with bare hands at around 8.10 pm in Patel Nagar and overpowered him without caring for her safety. Fortune favoured her brave act and she eventually got her phone back from the snatcher.
Additional commissioner of police (central) Devesh Chandra Srivastava said, “It was exemplary bravery shown by the girl and we recognise such acts. We have decided to reward her as she helped us nab a snatcher, Ranjeet, who hails from Jharkhand.” The Delhi police has announced to reward Akanksha with `1,000 in cash and a commendation letter.
Akanksha was walking towards her home in Shadipur village from a fitness centre when the incident took place. “I was talking to my mother over phone when a youth snatched the phone from my hand and ran away. I chased him until I caught hold of his shirt. I overpowered him and started screaming for help which caught the attention of a security guard who made a PCR call,” said Akanksha. She maintained her hold on the snatcher till a PCR van arrived.
SHO, Patel Nagar, Ritu Raj and his team arrived at the spot and took the snatcher in custody. “Though my parents prevent me from confronting anti-social elements, I never shy away from teaching them a lesson for their misdemeanour,” she said.