New Delhi, March 31 -- A 40-year-old woman was assaulted by two motorcycle-borne men when she resisted an attempted chain snatching in south Delhi's Chittaranjan Park on Sunday afternoon, police said Monday, as a CCTV video showing the brutal attack circulated on social media.

The woman sustained four to five stitches on her right arm and abrasions on her face, her husband said. "She is traumatised, and it's shocking that no one came forward to help her when the incident happened in full public view and in broad daylight," he said, requesting anonymity.

Deputy commissioner of police (south) Anant Mittal said the incident was reported around 4pm. Two unidentified men approached the woman on a motorcycle and attempted to snatch her chain....