How often do you come across a situation where traffic jam comes as a boon? Ask 34-year-old Janardan Singh and he will have a story to narrate. On Wednesday, he was thankful for a traffic snarl that prevented two robbers from getting away after robbing his money. These thieves in motorcycle couldn’t go too far, as they got stuck in the traffic of Delhi.
It all began at 12:30 pm on Wednesday when Singh was out to pick up his daughter from school in Bhajanpura’s Yamuna Vihar. On the way, he withdrew Rs 6,000 from an ATM.
The moment he stepped out of the ATM booth, a man held him by his collar and tried to snatch the money. However, Singh refused to part with the money. “I am a young, strong man; it was my hard-earned money. I decided to fight back,” said Singh.
Singh soon realised another man had a knife to his throat “I continued to grapple with them for a few more seconds until it appeared that the robbers would stab me. My retaliation rattled the robbers,” said Singh.
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But he wasn’t going to give up easily. As the robbers fled on a motorcycle with his cash, Singh gave chase on foot and simultaneously kept screaming to attract the attention of passersby on the road.
The robbers, much to their misfortune found themselves stuck in a traffic jam near a hospital, just 250 metres from the ATM. “The robbers unsuccessfully tried to squeeze their motorcycle through the jam. The pillion rider kept looking back to see if I was still chasing them,” said Singh.
But the moment Singh almost caught up with them, the two suspects abandoned their motorcycle in the jam and ran towards a service lane. Singh finally caught up with them, pinning down both of them.
At that moment, again the victim was attacked with the knife. But Singh continued to latch on to the other as they wrestled on the road.
Singh was getting tired by then two policemen patrolling soon came to their rescue.
“One of the suspects, Raja, was overpowered by the police with the help from the daring victim. The robbed cash and the motorcycle used in the crime were immediately recovered. The absconding suspect has been identified,” said Atul Kumar Thakur, deputy commissioner of police (north-east).
The DCP said Singh would soon be rewarded and felicitated for his bravery. Three months ago, the same officer had felicitated 41 members of the general public who had been involved in similar acts of bravery in the neighbourhood.
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