She is
a 85 year old teacher – being felicitated – not for her service in teaching or
social service but for her valour !!!!......
As one
opens newspapers, one finds so many news on crime – crime on women, crime on
old are seemingly on the rise. In the city, the aged people, especially those
living alone are seemingly easy targets. In few instances, the culprit is their
own kith and kin, accosting the old for gains – some have been strangled to
death – in the pursuit of money. Sad to read...
A recent
report suggests that Bangalore ranks first among the four major cities in south
India in terms of the number of crimes against women, according to the National
Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2013. It ranks third among the 53 mega
cities in the country after Delhi and Mumbai. While Thiruvananthapuram had the
least in terms of number – it is stated that Thiruvananthapuram, however, has the highest
rate of crime against women. The rate of crime against women means the number
of crimes against women per one lakh population of women.
Often,
unequal fights are extolled – have read Tamil texts that women of Sangam period
were so brave that one chased a tiger with muram (grain pad)......... Read
this story in Dinamalar and later saw Bhaskar (photo credits to Hindi Bhaskar.com)
of this 85 year old ex-teacher who fought and caught two thieves and how they
were made to do sit-up in police custody.
Reports state that in
Ratlam, Madhyapradesh, Police authorities honoured an 85-year-old woman, a
former teacher in a government school, for her bravery after she helped them
nab two thieves who were attempting to break into her house on Saturday night.
The teacher Mrs Premalatha was staying alone in Bank colony in Ratlam – and her
four sons are working in Mumbai . According to a report in Bhaskar, on Saturday
night, she was sleeping in her house when two young boys tried to sneak in.
While they were cutting the grill, the noise woke her up. She saw the duo and
charged towards them, splashing a bucket of water. One of the culprits caught
Premlata by her hand, however, she managed to hold a stick that was lying
nearby and hit both the criminals with it, simultaneously raising an alarm.
Her repeated calls
woke up neighbours who immediately informed station road police. Within ten
minutes, they reached her house and caught the thieves. She went to the Police Station identified the
criminals and made the robbers to do sit-outs as punishment.
Appreciating
her act of bravery, Madhya Pradesh awarded her Rs.5000/-and a mobile phone.
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
23rd July
2014.
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