The phone-snatchers attacked the visually impaired man but he endured it all until locals rushed to his rescue. (Representational image)
In a brave act, a visually impaired man overpowered and captured one member of a gang of mobile phone snatchers even though two others managed to flee with his smart phone near Delhi University's north campus area, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Friday when the complainant, Shakir, was heading towards an ATM counter in Mukherjee Nagar area, when the three-member gang on a motorcycle targeted him, a senior official said.
Acting spontaneously, Shakir grabbed one of the pillion riders and pulled him down as his accomplices fled. Realising that Shakir was visually impaired, the accused attacked Shakir, but he endured it all until locals rushed to his rescue and called up police, the official said.
The accused, identified as 22-year-old Vijay, has been arrested while his accomplices -- Dhiraj and Pappu -- are still absconding.