The City market police have arrested a cloth merchant and his assistant for assaulting a woman mercilessly for stealing a bundle of sarees in full public view.

The accused later handed her over to the police who arrested the woman,recovered the stolen property and remanded her to judicial custody.

Meanwhile the assault was recorded by one of the shop keepers on his mobile phone and uploaded on social media which went viral.

The video clip reached the members of Kannada Rakshana Vedike members who taking objection staged a protest demanding action against the accused.

The police based on the complaint arrested Umed Ram, owner of Maya Silk sarees along with his assistant Mahendra Seervi charging them under assault and outraging the modesty and remanded them to judicial custody.

Umed Ram

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