All

I suppose, this girl should be nominated for bravery. Let us all join to make 
it possible.
Harish.



-----Original Message-----
From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
George Abraham
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 12:43 PM
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the 
disabled. <[email protected]>
Subject: [AI] How self defence training helps blind girl in Mumbai


A 15-year-old visually-challenged girl got a man, who molested her on a local 
train, arrested. But, this was no plain arrest.


 15-year-old visually-challenged girl got a man, who molested her on a Mumbai 
local train, arrested. But, this was no plain arrest. The child, trained in 
self-defence and karate, caught her molester's hand, and twisted it till he was 
forced down to his knees in pain.

The Dadar GRP, which arrested the man, said the girl was on her way home with 
her father on Monday. They took the at 8.15pm fast train to Kalyan from Dadar. 
The girl and her 56-year-old father boarded the compartment reserved for 
differently-abled people. The accused, 24-year-old Vishal Baliram Singh, also 
boarded the compartment. He stood right behind the girl and began touching her, 
said Prasad Pandhare, senior police inspector, Dadar GRP. The girl did not 
panic.

Instead, she turned around and twisted Singh's hand so hard, he screamed.
This got the attention of other passengers .

The girl confronted him and told her father he was touching her. "Until the 
train reached the next station, Matunga, the girl held Singh - much taller than 
she is - in a tight grip," said Pandhare.

The officer said her technique was so perfect, Singh's fingers would have 
broken if she had not eased her grip soon enough. "She did not seem scared at 
all, and boldly told us to arrest Singh," Pandhare said.

When the train reached Matunga station, the girl's father called GRP officers 
patrolling the platform and handed Singh over. Dadar GRP officers arrested 
Singh for molestation, travelling in the handicap compartment illegally and for 
travelling without a ticket.

Singh, a computer maintenance technician for a private firm, and a resident of 
Mulund, has been remanded in police custody for two days.

We are always easy targets for creeps like Singh," the girl said. "Our school 
teaches us self-defence and karate as part of our curriculum, so we can face 
the world despite our disability. I want the man to suffer, to ensure he does 
not repeat the act with any other 'easy target'," she said.

Source:
https://www.hindustantimes.noclick_com/mumbai-news/disabled-teen-pins-down-man-who-m
olested-her-on-mumbai-local-train/story-DQCccJ1Z0ECzvQpaBJ1XOL.html



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