A 33-year-old woman  fashion designer  displayed exemplary courage as she fought two snatchers in East Delhi's Geeta Colony area on Friday. While two bike-borne snatchers were trying to grab her bag, despite felling from the auto-rickshaw the woman did not give up and fought them till they fled from the spot empty-handed.

The victim identified as Asha Mehra (33) was commuting in an auto-rickshaw at Geeta Colony on Friday when the incident occurred. Mehra, a resident of Gol Market in New Delhi, works as a designer at a private firm in Gandhi Nagar and commute regularly by auto-rickshaw.

"When the snatchers tried to snatch her bag she did not loose the grip of the bag. During the incident, the auto driver did not slow down the vehicle until she tumbled out of it. After this, the snatchers escaped to avoid being caught," said the senior police official.

"When the victim fell from the auto-rickshaw, there was a mini pile up of three-four cars that applied sudden brakes to avoid hitting her. Mehra was lucky to survive despite falling off in the middle of road," said the senior police official.

According to victim statement, she had had hired the auto-rickshaw from ITO around 12 noon. "When it drove down Geeta Colony flyover, she noticed the accused on a white bike driving very close to the auto-rickshaw. They did not wear helmets," said

"A case under appropriate section has been registered at Geeta Colony police station. Police have also identified the accused with the help of CCTV footage. Manhunt has been launched to nab the accused snatchers," said Meghna Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Shahdara district.