Ludhiana, Feb. 22 -- An NRI woman thwarted an attempted robbery near Dehlon on Friday night by stepping out of her car and confronting motorcycle-borne miscreants with a sword, forcing them to flee as passersby gathered at the spot. Two persons have been in connection the case, police said on Saturday.

The woman, identified as Harjind Kaur, is settled in Australia and had arrived about 15 days ago at her native village Ramgarh in Doraha to visit her family. On Friday night, she was travelling towards Dehlon with her mother-in-law and an aunt when they noticed a motorcycle with two riders tailing their vehicle.

According to Kaur, she slowed down to allow the motorcycle to pass but the riders continued to circle the car in a suspicious ma...