Bengaluru, Sep 26 (PTI) Two people were arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman in full public view for stealing a bundle of sarees kept in front of a shop in the city, police said on Friday.

The assault that occurred on September 21 on Avenue road in Chickpet here, was recorded by one of the shopkeepers on his mobile phone and uploaded on social media, which went viral, they said.

According to police, Umedram (44) and his employee Mahendra Seervi (25) have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody for allegedly assaulting the woman, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, in front of their shop.

Citing preliminary investigation, a senior police officer said the woman, a habitual offender, allegedly stole a bundle of sarees left outside the shop and escaped on September 20, while the shop

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