Less than a week ago, Kolkata woke up to the tragic morning when a young Air force official, Corporal Abhimanyu Gaud, was mowed down by a speeding Audi car during a Republic Day parade rehearsal on Red Road.

A similar incident took place in Kolkata yet again this Sunday night. An Indica car carrying two drunk men hit a motorcycle in the busy area of Teghoria on VIP road, and then sped away with the rider of the bike stuck to its wheels, dragging him till Lake Town (which is approximately 3 kilometers away).

Somewhere in the traffic behind the fleeing Indica was the car of Bengali actor Mimi Chakraborty, who had witnessed the entire accident. The young actor, instead of choosing to stay out of trouble, asked her driver to chase the Indica till it stops.

As soon as Mimi's Scorpio caught up with the Indica near Lake Town, making it stop, she got out of her car and took down the Indica's licence plate number. The actor also snapped pictures of the two drivers, while her bouncers got their car keys.

Soon, the police was informed and the injured motorcycle rider, identified as Rakesh Agarwal, was taken to the hospital. He is now said to be in a critical condition.

Mimi later told Ananda Bazar Patrika how 'no car on the road stopped to help the motorcycle rider as he got dragged by the Indica for nearly three kilometers'. Even when she got the drunk drivers to stop, the only people who stepped forward came up to take her picture, lamented the actor.

Bengali filmmaker Raj Chakraborty also arrived at the scene, as Mimi personally informed Mr Agarwal's wife about the accident. Thanking the actor's gesture, Mrs Agarwal later admitted that she did not know it was Mimi Chakraborty who was calling her from the scene.

The Bengali film industry took to Twitter to praise Mimi's courage and quick wits, which not only kept two perpetrator from escaping, but also saved a man's life.

Love & respect to @mimichakraborty sabbaaass mimsi! Abir Chatterjee (@itsmeabir) January 19, 2016