Haryana govt puts bravery award for Rohtak sisters on hold

2019-03-01 1

Within less than a week after the two sisters hogged limelight for thrashing youths in a bus for allegedly molesting them, Haryana government on Thursday decided to put on hold the award announced for them pending an inquiry.

"The award announced for the two sisters by the state government which was to be bestowed upon them on Republic day had been 'put on hold pending an inquiry' in the case," Chief Minister's Officer on Special duty (OSD) Jawahar Yadav said."Against whomsoever evidence is found action will be taken," he added.

After a video of the girls thrashing three boys in a moving bus went viral on social media and news channels declaring the sisters as 'bravehearts', the Haryana government had announced to honour the two sisters on the occasion of Republic day.

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had said in an official statement that both the girls had shown indomitable courage and bravery by opposing the misdemeanour of three youth who tried to "molest" them in a moving bus of Haryana Roadways at Rohtak.

The two college-going sisters had confronted three alleged molesters inside a moving bus, with one of the girls even hitting the youths with her belt, even as passengers



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