Pune, March 9: A ten-year-old girl put up strong resistance and foiled an unidentified man's attempt to snatch her grandmother's chain here. While the incident -- during which the elderly woman suffered minor injuries -- took place in Model Colony area of the city on February 25, it came to light after a video went viral.

Shivajinagar Police reached out to the woman on Thursday and registered a case against an unidentified chain snatcher under section 393 (attempt to commit robbery) of the Indian Penal Code, said an official. UP Shocker: Two Stop Woman on Road, Flee with Gold Chain in Kanpur; Chain-Snatching Incident Caught on CCTV (Watch Video).

Girl Foils Man's Attempt To Snatch Grandmother's Chain:

Speaking to PTI, the woman's son-in-law said she and her two granddaughters were on their way to her daughter's house when the incident took place.

"While they were walking, a man on scooter stopped on the pretext of asking for directions and tried to snatch the chain my mother-in-law was wearing. She started shouting and caught hold of his collar, and ten-year-old Juhi (name changed) started hitting him with a bag," he said. Rajasthan Shocker: Woman's Chain Snatched in Broad Daylight in Bikaner (Watch Video).

"The man then fled from the spot as his attempt to snatch the chain was foiled," he said. His mother-in-law fell during the scuffle and received bruises on her hands, he added.

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