An officer with Chandigarh Police was seen on camera allegedly taking away items from a shop in Panchkula’s sector 17, according to a report by The Tribune. The CCTV camera footage of the incident showed the police officer examining products on the countertop inside the shop before sliding a packet of cigarettes into his pocket.
The officer is a sub-inspector posted at the Mauli Jagran police station, the report added. Although the shopkeeper did not lodge a formal complaint, he expressed his displeasure to the policeman later, also caught on camera.
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