In an act of bravery, two women employee of State Bank of India’s money transfer branch foiled a robbery bid by armed men in Haryana’s Gurugram district on Monday.
The incident which was caught in CCTV footage saw the robbers thrashing the women before looting the cash.
Vimla Devi (45) and Poonam (28), employees of State Bank of India's money transfer branch in Badshahpur, overpowered Deepak (25) and Mohit (25) when they tried to loot the bank.
Instead of bowing down to their vindictive attempt, the women fought back and called for help. Thereafter the people standing outside the bank’s branch intervened and brutally thrashed the robbers.
Police on Tuesday released CCTV footage showing two women fighting off armed men that averted a bank robbery here.
Police Commissioner Sandeep Khirwar said the two women would be rewarded and honoured.
The footage showed the thieves entering the bank on Monday afternoon and pulling out pistols from a bag. They tried to take on Vimla and Poonam at gun point.
At the time of the incident, the women were alone in the branch. Instead of surrendering, they snatched the pistols and raised an alarm.
