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Man chases away robber like it’s no big deal, video impresses Twitter

In the video, a man enters the shop and the polite shopkeeper stands up to greet him. The man, however, pulls out a gun and demands cash.

Updated on: Jan 15, 2020, 20:04:29 IST
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Getting robbed is a scary situation for any shopkeeper. This time, however, that the tables turned and it’s the robber who landed in a sticky situation. All because of the bravery of a shopkeeper who chased the perpetrator out of his shop and that too while maintaining a calm demeanour.

The video has gained over one lakh views and the numbers are increasing. (Twitter/@harmit360)
The video has gained over one lakh views and the numbers are increasing. (Twitter/@harmit360)

“My cousin gets mugged and he’s the calmest guy in the world. Just listen to him,” wrote a Twitter user and shared the video.

In the video, a man enters the shop and the polite shopkeeper stands up to greet him. The man, however, pulls out a gun and demands cash. Calmly, the shopkeeper opens the cash register and asks the robber if he wants anything else. The robber replies that he just wants money. Within seconds of the conversation, the shopkeeper pulls out a metal rod from a counter beneath the cash register and chases the robber out of the store.

Since being shared, the video has quickly gained people’s attention. It’s clear from about one lakh views it has gathered till now and the numbers are only increasing. Additionally, the post has also garnered close to 8,000 likes and over 2,800 retweets.

People dropped varied comments on the post. Some pointed that the man kept a cool head and the entire scene played out in a calm manner. Others couldn’t get over the way he chased away the robber.

Take a look at what people tweeted:

What do you think of the video?

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    Trisha Sengupta

    Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.Read More