A man in northern India was attacked by a group of assailants until his wife drove them away, firing off a shot from her revolver.

A group of men attacked local resident, Abid Ali Khan outside his home In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.

Six men, two with their faces covered, appeared and dragged Khan - a local journalist - out into the street and began beating him with their fists and sticks.

Upon hearing the commotion, his wife - herself an advocate who owns a licensed revolver, appeared and fired it to drive the attackers off.

CCTV footage identified the incident as having taken place on February 4, at 11.20 AM.

The police have since begun an investigation into the attack, while the motive for the attack remains unknown.

On social media many have been praising the wife's actions, earning her the nickname Revolver Rani, possibly after a successful 2014 Bollywood movie of the same name, while others brought up the debate of gun rights.

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In the video, which is creating quite a buzz online, with people calling the woman ‘Revolver Rani’, the man seems to be casually talking to someone outside his house when a group of four men – two of their faces covered with handkerchiefs – appear out of nowhere and start beating the man up. One even gets a rod to add to the violence.

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In the Kakori police station area of Lucknow, a group of miscreants on Sunday beat up ruthlessly a local resident named Abid Ali Khan outside his residence. He was dragged out of his home and attacked with sticks.

Upon hearing the ruckus, a woman apparently appears to the rescue of the victim - not police, but his wife, who is an advocate. To save her husband, she opened fire using her a licenced revolver.

Scared, the men run away, leaving the man injured and with his clothes in tatters. Going by the time stamp on the CCTV footage, the incident took place on February 4, at 11.20 AM.

The police has begun an investigation on the attack. In the meanwhile, people on social media have been praising the wife, while some brought up the debate of gun rights. Though, the reason for the attack is unknown.
After the incident The miscreant went to Police station & filed a complaint against the Victim (Abdi Ali Khan) u/s 307,323,506.