Undergarments price Rs 10,000 stolen from Varanasi store, 3 booked | India Information

Varanasi: Police have booked three ladies for theft for allegedly stealing undergarments price round Rs 10,000 from a store within the Chetganj space, an officer mentioned on Friday.Chetganj Station Home Officer Vijay Kumar Shukla mentioned, in response to store proprietor Sudeep Singh, the theft occurred on February 24 after three ladies got here to his store.“When the salesgirl went inside to convey gadgets, the ladies allegedly stuffed undergarments price about Rs 10,000 into their baggage,” he mentioned, citing the criticism.“Singh detected the theft throughout inventory verification and subsequently approached Chetganj police station to lodge a criticism,” he mentioned.The shopkeeper submitted CCTV footage of the incident.Investigators have recognized one of many accused ladies, who earlier served as president of a merchants’ affiliation.After a purported video of the incident went viral, one of many accused, Sunita Soni, issued an announcement in her defence.She mentioned she had gone to the market and that the ladies accompanying her had come from Jaunpur.She claimed that sure gadgets have been unavailable on the store and that she had left her cellular quantity there to gather them after per week.“I’m not conscious of what the ladies accompanying me might have taken from the store. I’ll absolutely cooperate with the store proprietor and the police administration,” she mentioned. PTI