India, June 26 -- Displaying extraordinary courage and presence of mind, a 36-year-old Wadala homemaker on Wednesday rescued her six-year-old son from the clutches of a knife-wielding assailant who demanded all her jewellery and cash in return for her son's safety.

The incident occurred around 7pm near Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Matunga East, as Divya Rahul Pai was preparing to drive out of the parking lot, with her two sons in the rear seat. A man suddenly entered the vehicle from the rear door and pointed a knife at her younger son's neck, she told Hindustan Times.

"My elder son (aged eight) plays football regularly near Khalsa college in Matunga East. I had gone to pick him up as usual, with my younger...