Akshay Kumar Praises 19-year-old Girl Who Tackled her Molester

 

Last year, Akshay Kumar had collaborated with Aditya Thackeray and set up the Women’s Self Defence Centre (WSDC) to impart free martial training to women. Their efforts seem to have paid off as one of the students tackled her molester and got him arrested.
The incident took place when 19-year-old Shreya Naik, was walking back home from work. While walking through a deserted lane she saw a young man in a waiter’s uniform leering at her.
Shreya was quoted saying, “He suddenly came close and pounced on me. I started hitting him with one hand and with the other hand I was trying to call my mother to come down, as my house was just about 30 seconds away. He tried snatching my phone away as he didn’t want me to alert anyone. I caught his hair and gave him a ‘hammer’, a style of attack taught to me at the centre. He started pleading with me to let go, saying ‘Bas haath hi lagaya, aur kya kia…’. I caught hold of his collar and started dragging him towards the main road. He was trying hard to get away but I held on to his collar. Later, some people helped me and one person called the police. Within 10-15 minutes the police arrived and he was arrested.”
Shreya thanked the centre for giving her the kind of confidence that she displayed while tackling the molester.
Reading about this incident Akshay Kumar tweeted, “Proud of Shreya, enrolled in our Women’s Self Defence Centre who tackled & got her molester arrested!”
While Aditya Thackeray said, “Such incidents shame us as a society, bt her response made @akshaykumar ji and me proud. Our efforts see light!”