Agartala, Nov. 2 -- A remarkable 17-year-old student from Agartala showed exemplary bravery and civic duty by single-handedly apprehending a money snatcher and returning the stolen cash to an elderly woman.

The incident unfolded last evening in the vicinity of Fire Brigade Chowmuhani, near the Police Headquarters, as the elderly woman was making her way home after withdrawing a significant sum of money from an ATM.

Meantime, a young man reportedly snatched the cash from her and attempted to escape, but Aryan Deb, a Class XI Humanities student at Assam Rifles Public School in Agartala, took immediate action and intercepted the alleged thief.

Without pausing to wait for assistance from bystanders, Aryan took it upon himself to chase after ...