Praising the courage displayed by a 40-year old woman whose alertness had resulted in the arrest of a criminal, Home Minister Babulal Gaur said that raising alarm at the time of emergency had made possible the arrest of the miscreant that was really commendable.
The Minister visited the victim at her residence in Danish Nagar on Friday.
Gaur further said that the victim identified as Ekta Shrivastava had shown courage which would work as an example for other women how to act bravely during time of emergency.
Earlier on Tuesday while on her way back home, Ekta was attacked by a miscreant and was robbed of her bag. The victim raised an alarm and locals rushed to her rescue but the miscreant managed to escape.
The locals who rushed to rescue identified the miscreant and informed the police.
On the receipt of the information a police team was reached the spot and within an hour nabbed the miscreant.
The bag was recovered but accused had spent the cash in purchasing liquor. The accused was identified as Jitendra Mishra alias Chhotu.
A case of robbery was registered by the police against the accused and the police have claimed that more crimes would be confessed by the accused in the further investigation.
The accused is a habitual offender and has been book earlier for assault, burglary and robbery.
Gaur praised the alert action of the Misrod police due to which the miscreant was nabbed within an hour.