This Rajinikanth fan’s post on how he stopped a gangrape in Chennai will inspire you

Chennai-based Vasanth Paul found a girl in trouble in an empty piece of land; but instead of ignoring it, he bravely went in to fight off three men and save the girl from being gangraped.

Vasanth Paul’s post recounting the harrowing experience has gone viral. He signs off on an inspiring note: “Don’t be afraid to face a situation, just cos you’re alone.. if the cause is right, the world would join you right away”. (Source: Vasanth Paul/Facebook)

At a time when newspapers and news reports are full of disturbing news of women being raped, abused and killed while others do nothing, this post by Chennai-based Vasanth Paul comes as a proof that there are people still brave enough to fight for the right thing. In this case, the fight was literally that.

Paul, a model and photographer, has taken the Internet by storm with a Facebook post, in which in narrates a horrifying experience wherein a young woman was on the verge of being gangraped, but in an action of sheer bravery, the Rajinikanth fan intervened and putting his life at risk, saved the girl from further harm. In the July 23 dated post, Paul wrote about the time when he was on his way back after catching the first day, first show of the superstar Rajinikanth’s already superhit film Kabali – that has taken the country by storm. To avoid the traffic, Paul had taken a more sparsely populated road, and stopped mid-way – next to an empty piece of land – for a break, when he heard some cries.

“I tried walking away but instantly heard a faint drugged cry saying”bachao.. please help… anna.. anna.. anna.. ” I immediately shouted out angrily and jumped in hoping a passerby would hear and join to help… There were 3guys, none of them from the south ( I know this cos I can understand all four languages spoken in the south) . It wasn’t normal Hindi, it had some kinda accent to it.. not sure though..” Paul wrote.

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He went on to say that one of the guys immediately engaged in a fist fight with him, but he could see that a drugged girl was being undressed. Within seconds, another guy started strangling him with a rope, which cut through his skin. Undeterred, Paul fought on long enough for the girl to escape, and catch the attention of an autowallah who was passing by. Thankfully, the man stopped as well, and came to the duo’s rescue by thrashing at the men.

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Though the guys ran off, and there was no cops nearby to immediately report the matter. Nevertheless, Paul added that he and his friends are on the lookout for those men. The photographer ends his post with an inspirational two-liner that one hopes will drive more and more people to stand up in the face of danger – not only for themselves, but for others too.

“Moral of the story:
Don’t be afraid to face a situation, just cos you’re alone.. if the cause is right, the world would join you right away!!!!!
Stay safe people.. and look out for one another!!”

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Paul posted three photos of his neck, where the jute rope had cut through the skin. The post itself has gone viral, with nearly 30,000 shares and 120,000 likes. Friends and Facebook users have overwhelming responded to Paul’s bravery, appreciating what he did.

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Here’s the full text of his post.

“I have so many scars on my body but I’m sure I’ll be proud of these… Today was just a wonderful day, I got to watch KAbali, first day, first show.. met a couple of my close friends.. had a beautiful time.. and when I was returning back home, I took a detour at Alandur, to avoid the fucked up roads between the underpass and the airport during their renovating hours… I generally try to get past this before they shut it down.. I’m glad I didn’t.. on my way I stopped by to pee(I’m sorry, I couldn’t hold it) and extended my stop for a smoke.. right behind me was an empty piece of land and I heard mourning sounds combined with sounds of resistance… for a few seconds, I thought it was a cat or some kinda animal making out, not longer did i realize it were human.. I tried walking away but instantly heard a faint drugged cry saying”bachao.. please help… anna.. anna.. anna.. ” I immediately shouted out angrily and jumped in hoping a passerby would hear and join to help… There were 3guys, none of them from the south ( I know this cos I can understand all four languages spoken in the south) . It wasn’t normal Hindi, it had some kinda accent to it.. not sure though..
The moment I jumped in, a guy engaged in a fist fight and I could see a girl drugged full on and two guys trying to undress her.. within seconds i was strangled by the other with a thick jute rope… the more
I tried repelling, the more it cut through and intense the situation became.. thankfully I was able to create enough time and space for the girl to get out and get an autowala’s attention… he stopped right away and ran in to my rescue.. he beat the shit out of those bastards and saved our ass.. but they ran off… it took me a bit to breathe normal. No police case was filed as per her request.. the sad thing was I circled the area for the next half hour and I couldn’t find a single cop to even notify of this event… ?????? but my friends are on the lookout for those cunts as I type… we’ll get to you bastards soon enough..
Moral of the story:
Don’t be afraid to face a situation, just cos you’re alone.. if the cause is right, the world would join you right away!!!!!
Stay safe people.. and look out for one another!!“