A video purportedly showing a man brandishing a large knife and threatening to stab a woman in Delhi has gone viral. The incident reportedly occurred in the Sultanpuri area of Delhi. The viral video starts with a visual of a small crowd gathered in a market where a man and woman are having a heated argument. Soon, the argument turns ugly, with the man threatening to stab the woman with a large knife.
Some onlookers are seen trying to calm the man down while others are busy capturing the scene on their phones. The video also shows a moment where the man seems to calm down, but another young man, wearing a white hat, steps in with the same knife and attempts to threaten the woman. The situation is eventually defused without harm.
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Netizens React To Viral Video
The video has triggered widespread outrage on social media, with many demanding quick police action against those involved in threatening the woman. A user said, "Such a huge crowd stands there impotently watching the spectacle ,, This tiny insect has so much courage ,,, If only the crowd understood its responsibility."
Another said, "It is not right for such criminals to remain alive, they should have been killed at that very moment, the law allows us to do this, for our own safety."
A third user said, "He touched the woman without her permission which, apart from attempted murder, also amounts to physical assault."