A man, his siblings and father as well as an associate armed with a sword and an iron rod attempted to kidnap a woman in full public view in Ashok Nagar in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, reported PTI. A video of the incident went viral on social media soon after.

The incident took place on Thursday evening. As per the PTI report, the accused, who were on motorcycles, left the 22-year-old woman behind after people started gathering to stop them.