Two miscreants whom police were looking for on the charge of molesting a woman Taekwondo coach in a public transport bus, turned out to be pick-pockets who were active in buses. The accused were arrested on Tuesday by city police at Mata Mandir.
The incident took place in a low-floor bus in TT Nagar area on January 1. Soon after the incident, the woman had filed a complaint with the police and since cops were searching for the miscreants.
While speaking to reporters, IG Bhopal range Yogesh Choudhary said CCTV footages were used and other notorious miscreants of the area were rounded up and grilled. During the investigation, it was found that the two accused involved in the molestation were pick-pockets. The bus conductor, driver and passengers were questioned and later it was found the two were Annu alias Anwar Shah and Akbar who were involved in pick pocketing in public buses in the city.
During interrogation, the two accepted their crime and confessed that they along with three other accomplices were involved in pick pocketing in the public transport buses.
On January 1, the two tried to steal handbag but when the victim Sangeeta Rajak resisted and hit them, Annu attacked her with a sharp-edged weapon. The accused have been booked for several cases of theft, bullying and assault in the past under different police station areas.