A 30-year-old woman shooter was allegedly molested by the drunk driver of a private bus and his assistant when the vehicle was going from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh to Pune in Maharashtra, a police official said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on Sunday night, and the accused duo later abandoned the bus and escaped, he said.

"The female shooter was travelling on a private bus from Bhopal to Pune via Indore when its driver and the 'cleaner' (his assistant) allegedly touched and molested her," Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Nidhi Saxena said.

Both the driver and his assistant were drunk, she said.

"When the bus reached Indore, the accused duo spotted the police conducting a check against drunk driving. On seeing the police personnel, both the accused abandoned their vehicle and

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