"I pushed a terrorist into the wall. I hit him with the butt of the gun and then fired several times," says Rukhsana.

The family had refused to hand her over, which made the terrorists who where from Lashkar-e-Taiba, and had to face beatings as her brother attacked one with an axe and Rukhsana got into action too.

The fact that the defence committee had helped her and others of the village to handle the weapons helped her.

"The police was informed when everything was over. These people handed us the weapons and informed us about the encounter," says Shabbir Choudhary, SP, Rajouri.

Rukhsana'a family now have a valid fear that the terrorists will seek vengence and attack them, and thus have asked the military for protection and help.