Three youths attacked a woman sitting in a bus with a knife in an attempt to spread fear among citizens by performing stunts. The woman was traveling in the Municipal Corporation’s ‘Apali Bus’.The crime branch team arrested the miscreants within three hours. They are identified as Abhijit Yadav (age 24, resident of Mankapur), Mohammad Zaid Sikandar Shaikh (age 18) . Third accomplice Rohit alias Karan Naukaria (age 19, resident of Mankapur) is absconding and police are searching for him.
Abhijeet, Zaid and Rohit were all three doing stunts by showing knives to people on the street. These accused also created a ruckus in a liquor shop. After that they attacked the woman to spread fear. Plaintiff Sonali Srivastava (age 39, Res. Godhani Railway) took a bus to go home from Moti Mahal Hotel, Sadar.
The bus was crossing the signal at Pagalkhana Chowk around 4.30 pm, at that time, three accused came on a bike, and a youth sitting behind the bike threw a knife into the bus from outside. They stabbed the woman and left her bleeding. After that the accused fled from there.