Unsung heroes of real life were honoured at the CID Veerta Awards, given to encourage acts of bravery by people and motivate others to live fearlessly.

The nine winners included a woman who fought goons to save her mother and kids, a boy who battled a leopard to safeguard her only sister, and a school boy whose mission is to see a green India -- people of such valour were honoured at the awards function here Sunday night.