Woman fights bag-snatchers during mock drill conducted by Mangalore Police

A gang of miscreants tried to snatch the bag of a woman from front of St Agnes College gate as part of a police mock drill. However, she fought the robbers and saved herself.

A gang of assailants tried to snatch the bag of a woman near Upper Bendore on Sunday morning. Mangalore Police later clarified that the incident was part of a mock drill conducted to assess public and police response to crimes on the streets.Around 11 am, the men who were travelling in a car without a number plate, tried to snatch the woman's bag in front of St Agnes College gate. The woman fought one of the miscreants and appealed to bystanders for help. Within seconds, a crowd came to her rescue. However, the assailants managed to escape in their car.According to police, the woman has allegedly been identified as Shobha Kateel, who imparts self-defence training to women. ALSO READ: 42-year-old man arrested for raping daughters multiple times in Mangaluru Mangalore City Police commissioner Shashi Kumar said that the police are trying to track the woman and if she cannot be traced, a suo moto case will be filed.Earlier, in April this year, four members of the fringe outfit Bajrang Dal were arrested by police in Karnataka’s Mangalore city for allegedly stabbing a boy. Initial reports suggested that the accused objected to the boy travelling on a bus with his female friend.