New Delhi, Sep 4: A woman bravely thwarted a robbery bid in outer Delhi's Nangloi area by grabbing hold of a man on a two-wheeler as he attempted to flee after snatching her gold chain and forcing him off the vehicle, leading to his arrest, police said on Tuesday.

The incident, which was recorded by a CCTV camera, happened on Friday and the clip was widely circulated on social media, they said.

In the footage, the woman and her daughter can been seen crossing a road when two bike-borne men stopped in front of her and the pillion rider pulled at her chain. Showing presence of mind, the mother-daughter duo managed to catch hold of the man and yank him off the motorcycle.

As he tried to free himself from the clutches of the women, passers-by nabbed the chain-snatcher and started beating him up as his accomplice fled, leaving the motorcycle behind.

According to the police, they rushed to the spot on being informed about the incident and arrested the accused while his associate was also nabbed later.

"The 35-year-old complainant, a resident of Amar Colony, Nangloi, stated that those two men, riding a bike, snatched her gold chain when she was passing through service road near Rajendra Park, Nangloi along with her daughter," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Seju Kuruvilla said.

The accused have been identified as Abdul Shamshad (32), a resident of Palam Colony and Vikas Jain (38), a resident of Kirari, a senior police officer said.

Three bikes, two gold chains and two mobile phones were seized from them, officials said.

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Hubballi: A youngster accused of misbehaving with a girl at a dance class and his family members were allegedly assaulted during a clash between two groups in Tumakuru Oni of Kamaripet area in Hubballi.

According to sources, a group confronted the youth, identified as Tilak, accusing him of behaving inappropriately with a girl at the dance class. The situation escalated after Tilak’s family members reached the spot and entered into an argument with the group.

As tensions grew, another group of around 50 to 60 people allegedly joined and attacked Tilak and his family members.

Three persons identified as Parashuram Nadiyada, Dileep Nadiyada and Tilak sustained serious injuries in the incident and were rushed to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospital in Hubballi for treatment.

The victims have alleged that they were mistaken to be Muslims and were also subjected to caste-based abuse during the assault.

Police from the Kamaripet station reached the spot, brought the situation under control and registered a case in this regard.