A 26-year-old youth was attacked with a sharp edged wepon after he opposed pick-picketing in low floor city bus SR-5 at Halalpur bus stand in the evening on Saturday.
Ramkrishan Prajapati managed to hold one of the two miscreants after they attacked him when he opposed pick picketing by them but none of the passengers and driver and conductor came to his rescue. Later he was taken to Hamidia hospital where his condition is stable.
The victim kept on screaming in pain and other passengers on the bus remained mute spectators but no one came to help. He got 20 sutures.
Two pickpockets attacked the passenger with a knife when he protested against pocketing in a low-floor city bus parked at Halalpura bus stand. Police have registered a case against unknown pickpockets. The accused have not been arrested yet.
Ramakrishna, a resident of village Dandera in Raisen returned in the evening of October 14 after dropping his younger brother in Indore and reached Halalpura bus stand, Bhopal. He boarded the SR-5 bus parked near the bus stand from the front gate and was sitting when two pickpockets came from the rear gate.
A pickpocket put his hand in pocket before realizing this he held the hand of the pickpocket during which another pickpocket attacked with a sharp edged weapon in his shoulder. The pickpockets were 19-20 years old who escaped the spot.