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Viral video: UP woman pulls out pistol, opens fire to save husband from goons

While the victim was being hit mercilessly by goons sent by his landlord, his wife fired a few rounds to scare away the attackers.

Lucknow: In a courageous attempt, a woman in Kakori area in Lucknow, saved her husband from goons who were thrashing him ruthlessly with rods outside his residence, the police said on Monday.

The footage of the incident, caught live on camera, on Monday went viral on social and electronic media.

In the video, the victim identified as Abid Ali, a local journalist, is seen being attacked by half a dozen men at the gate of his house.

As Ali was being hit mercilessly, his wife, a lawyer, in a spontaneous reaction quickly pulled out a pistol and fired a few rounds and scared away the attackers, who were believed to be sent by Ali's landlord as a result of some dispute between them, police said on Monday.

The entire incident was captured on the CCTV installed at their residence. "Separate FIRs have been filed in connection with the matter - one by the landlord alleging usurping of his property and the other by Ali," the police said.

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( Source : PTI )
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