Video | Man wielding machete attacks teenager in India's Pune city
Screengrab of the CCTV footage shows the attacker with the machete running after the woman
In a chilling incident, a man, armed with a sharp machete, chased down and attacked a 19-year-old college student in Pune, a city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The incident could have taken a deadly turn, akin to the one reported in the capital city ofDelhi a few weeks back, if it wasn't for the alertness of the locals.
The incident took place around 10 am in the morning nearPerugate police chowki, the CCTV footage of which has gone viral on social media platforms.
The video clip shows the girl sitting on the pillion seat of a scooter with her friend when they arestopped by a man carrying a bag. As the girl's friend gets off the vehicle to confront the accused, the latter takes out the weapon from his bag and starts attacking the man, managing to slash him twice before chasing after the woman.
The girl,dressed in a salwar and suit with a bag on her back, assessed the danger quickly and ran for her life before the bystanders got involved and kept the attacker at bay. Eventually, the locals swarmed the attacker and held him until the police arrived.
"This morning, the youth approached the woman who was riding with a friend on a two-wheeler. As the man tried to talk to her, the woman refused to engage in a conversation. Angered by this, the accused whipped out a sharp weapon and attacked her," news agency PTI quoted the DCP of Pune Police as saying.
“The victim's male friend intervened and resisted the attacker and she managed to escape. The attacker chased her but was stopped by people in the vicinity."
(Disclaimer: The video footage might be disturbing for some. Please proceed at your own caution)
The accused has been identified as 22-year-old Shantanu Laxman Jadhav, a resident of Mulshi. Both the accused and the victim were former classmates.
According to the victim’s mother, the man who attacked the woman had been harassing her daughter.
“We had also complained to the man’s father, despite this he tried to kill our daughter today," said the mother.
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Stabbing incident in Delhi
In May, a 20-year-old man identified as Sahil was arrestedafter he was caught on CCTVstabbing to death a 16-year-old girl in Delhi.
In the video, Sahil could be seen stabbing the girl more than 20 times as people walked past him, refusing to stop him from committing the crime. After multiple stabbings, Sahil picked up a big boulder nearby and used it to crush the poor girl's head.
(With inputs from agencies)
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