BENGALURU: A textile shop owner and his employee brutally assaulted a 55-year-old woman recently on allegations of stealing sarees from his shop. The assault on the woman, in full public view, was recorded on mobile phones by the people gathered at the spot. The video went viral on Thursday, prompting the police to register a case against the shopkeeper and arrest him and his staff. The accused shopkeeper is identified as Umed Ram, 44, owner of Maya Silk Sarees on Avenue Road near KR Market, and his staff is identified as Mahendra Seervi, 25. The injured woman is identified as Hampamma, 55, a native of Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh. She was arrested on charges of theft under section 303 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on the complaint filed by Ram on September 21. Hampamma

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