Krishna Poonia

Athlete hailed for saving girls from molestation

She told the BBC she was in Rajasthan's Churu district on 1 January when she spotted three men trying to molest two teenage girls at a railway crossing.

"I chased and caught of one of them, and then helped the girls file a complaint," she said.

She added the incident showed that women were not safe even in busy areas.

"I was shocked and horrified when I saw these men trying to molest the girls in front of so many people at a busy railway crossing. Nobody did anything until I got out of the car and chased them myself," she said.