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| A screen grab of Malviya Nagar Maniacs chasing mobile thief (CCTV footage below) |
Staff correspondent, September 18, 2015, NewsCrunch
A teen football team at Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, have turned into heroes after catching a thief, who accosted an Uzbek woman and snatched her mobile.
The football teens call themselves Malviya Nagar Maniacs and a CCTV footage captures their heroic action.
The Times of India has details on the incident that occurred on August 19.
In the CCTV footage, the woman is seen walking alone in dimly lit street. The thief follows her and tries to snatch her mobile. As she resists there is a scuffle between them. But he manages to runaway with her mobile.
Hearing her cries, Malviya Nagar Maniacs pour out from a nearby park. Barefoot they chase the thief on a busy street. The thief tries to take cover in darkness but was found, beaten up and carried to the police.
The CCTV footage shows Malviya Nagar Maniacs walking back holding the thief’s arms and feet as he lies suspended in air. He was later handed over to the police.
Malviya Nagar Maniacs are mostly 12th standard students studying in nearby schools.