Mumbai cop turns thief, walks away with ammunition

In a major embarrassment to the Mumbai police, ammunition from the artillery of Local Arms (LA) Unit 3, was stolen on Saturday by a suspended police constable, allegedly with the help of four other on-duty constables from the unit. Fortunately, it was recovered within an hour.

The process for the suspension of the four police constables has been initiated and a report is being prepared by a senior police officer, sources from the department told DNA.

Sixty bullets were stolen from LA unit 3, situated at Worli police headquarters. All the ammunition and other items needed for police bandobast are kept in the storeroom of the unit. The four policemen were deployed there for security.

According to sources, at around 8 pm on Saturday, the suspended constable was chatting with the four cops on duty. He suddenly picked up a belt of cartridges and walked away with it inside a carry bag.

While he was going outside, a policeman spotted him and immediately informed senior officers.

A wireless message was immediately sent to all policemen in the city to track him down and recover the cartridges and, a dog squad was also deployed. Within an hour, the constable was traced to Dadar and the ammunition …read more