LUCKNOW: A police officer stole a light bulb from a closed roadside shop. The incident took place in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The video of the policeman removing the bulb went viral on social media and as a result he got suspended.

Constable Rajesh Verma of Phulpur police station stole the bulb. In the video, the officer can be seen casually walking towards a shop which is shut. He looks around, removes the bulb and put it in his pocket before walking away. He committed the theft on his way back after night duty. When the shopkeeper arrived in the morning, the noticed that the bulb was missing and checked the CCTV footage. That's when he saw the cop stealing the bulb. But the officer says that he had merely removed the bulb, and put it up at the spot where he had duty as it was dark there.

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