On camera, a man is chased as he tries to run away from the Tanishq store in Delhi with the ring
The whole incident was recorded on CCTV cameras inside Tanishq showroom.
New Delhi:
A 27-year-old man was arrested for stealing and attempting to flee with a ring from a jewelry store in the Connaught Place area of Delhi, police said.
The incident happened today when a man entered the Tanishq store and started asking about different pieces of jewelry from an employee, Delhi Police Deputy Commissioner Deepak Yadav said.
The employees at the store became suspicious of his behavior and informed the police, who later arrived.
The man then tried to flee the store with a ring but was chased down and arrested, police said.
Defendant has been identified as Praveen and is a civil service aspirant. He is a resident of Rohtak in Haryana, police added.
The entire incident was recorded by CCTV inside the showroom.
A video from CCTV footage shows the defendant wearing a mask and sitting across from the jewelry counter and talking to a salesman. He was then seen picking up a ring as the clerk left the counter for a moment and kept it in his coat pocket.
The footage also shows an officer then chasing and arresting the man outside the gallery as he tried to run away.
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