India, Sept. 26 -- Police in Karnataka's Bengaluru arrested two people for publicly assaulting a woman last week over allegations of stealing sarees kept in front of a shop, police said on Friday.

The accused have been identified as Umedram, 44, and Mahendra Seervi, 25. They have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody for allegedly assaulting the woman, PTI news agency reported, citing police.

The incident was reported from Avenue road in Chickpet and was recorded by one of the shopkeepers on his mobile phone and uploaded on social media.

Probe revealed that the woman, originally from Andhra Pradesh, is a habitual offender and allegedly stole a bundle of sarees left outside the shop and escaped on September 20. The shopkeeper w...