Brave passerby pushes over phone-snatching duo as they attempt to escape on a motorcycle in India

A brave passerby intervened after a pair of thieves snatched a resident's phone and attempted to escape on a motorcycle in Brahmpuri, New Delhi.

CCTV footage from January 27 captured the moment a young boy pushed over the duo, thwarting their escape.

As the thieves get back to their feet they are chased and pinned down by a group of passersby. One of the thieves tried to flee by attacking the group with a knife.

One of the phone snatchers managed to escape and ran away.