POTHOLE LUCK

A family in Indian capital Delhi now has good cause to be thankful for the poor state of the city's roads. Kidnappers abducted a 15 year old girl and made their escape by car. However the vehicle stalled on a badly potholed stretch of road and the girl was able to escape her captors. Locals then caught one of the three would-be kidnappers and handed the person over to police
March 6, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A family in Indian capital Delhi now has good cause to be thankful for the poor state of the city's roads. Kidnappers abducted a 15 year old girl and made their escape by car. However the vehicle stalled on a badly potholed stretch of road and the girl was able to escape her captors. Locals then caught one of the three would-be kidnappers and handed the person over to police.

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