Rourkela: Braveheart Sujata Sahu, 22, did in real life what Bollywood action king Akshay Kumar is famed for doing on reel - the postgraduate commerce student used her martial art skills on two of her tormentors near the busy Ambagaon Square here.

The incident took place on Tuesday when Sahu, who is a black belt in karate, was waiting for her teacher near the IOL filling station at Ambagaon Square near Sector-19 police station.

"I was sitting on my two-wheeler and waiting for teacher to arrive. Two youths on two motorcycles were standing close to me and kept on saying something that I could not apprehend," she said. "However, they soon started to make vulgar comments, which I opposed. This infuriated them," she said.

"They came even closer and tried to snatch my mobile and bag. I protested their act but they did not pay heed," Sahu said.

As it was very hot, there were not many people around. They saw this as an opportunity and became aggressive towards Sahu.

"At this point I thought to give them back what they were trying to do to me," she said. She hit the one nearest to her on his ear and then showered him with blows and kicks. The other youth reacted and threatened her.

"He threatened to call his friends and teach me a lesson. To this I responded with equal aggression," she said. This unnerved the two and by then a small crowd had gathered around them.

At this they tried to escape. By then Sahu had snatched an ignition key of one of the motorbikes and a mobile. They duo then fled in the other bike.

"I immediately ran to the Sector-19 police station and lodged a complaint and handed over the key and the mobile to them," she said.

Deputy superintendent of police Prafulla Kumar Barla said: "We have received and registered the complaint and have established the identity of the two offenders, but so far no one has been arrested."

Sahu's mentor Rajib Singh is all praise for her student.

"It is a lesson for all such boys. They should think before harassing girls. It is also a lesson for all girls. They should know how important it is to learn self-defence skills. They should participate in large numbers in self-defence programmes held in colleges."

Sahu, who helps her brother and father in the family's fish trading business, remains unruffled and says: "I am not afraid. Two to three years back I had saved a girl from a group of 4-5 boys, who were harassing her. I will continue to do the same whenever the necessity arises."