<p>Salesmen at a renowned shoe-shop in Uttar Pradesh's Agra town, about 350 km from here, were taken aback when they were approached by a man in handcuffs and accompanied by a dozen uniformed policemen asking for several pairs of shoes.<br /><br /></p>.<p>They had difficulty understanding if the handcuffed man was indeed a criminal, as the cops appeared to following him like he was their boss.<br /><br />The man turned out to be dreaded criminal Manoj Bakkarwala, who was lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail facing over 500 cases, including those of murder, car-jacking, loot and theft. He had been brought to Agra by the Delhi Police for a court hearing on Thursday.<br /><br />Sources said Bakkarwala, after the hearing, expressed his desire to buy shoes, Agra being famous for its leather-manufacturing industry. He also reportedly told the cops he would get them shoes, too!<br /><br />The policemen readily obliged, and, according to the show salesmen, Bakkarwala ordered a dozen pairs of shoes, including a pair priced Rs 15,000! The shoes he ordered for the cops were priced Rs 4,000 each.<br /><br />As the local media got wind of the matter, they reached the spot, filmed, and took photos of Bakkarwala and the policemen inside the shop. Seeing the lensmen, the cops made a hurried exit from the shop and left in their vehicle.<br /><br />Taking a serious note of the matter, district police authorities have suspended five cops for taking a criminal shopping. The officials have also written to the Delhi Police authorities seeking action against the personnel accompanying Bakkarwala.</p>
<p>Salesmen at a renowned shoe-shop in Uttar Pradesh's Agra town, about 350 km from here, were taken aback when they were approached by a man in handcuffs and accompanied by a dozen uniformed policemen asking for several pairs of shoes.<br /><br /></p>.<p>They had difficulty understanding if the handcuffed man was indeed a criminal, as the cops appeared to following him like he was their boss.<br /><br />The man turned out to be dreaded criminal Manoj Bakkarwala, who was lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail facing over 500 cases, including those of murder, car-jacking, loot and theft. He had been brought to Agra by the Delhi Police for a court hearing on Thursday.<br /><br />Sources said Bakkarwala, after the hearing, expressed his desire to buy shoes, Agra being famous for its leather-manufacturing industry. He also reportedly told the cops he would get them shoes, too!<br /><br />The policemen readily obliged, and, according to the show salesmen, Bakkarwala ordered a dozen pairs of shoes, including a pair priced Rs 15,000! The shoes he ordered for the cops were priced Rs 4,000 each.<br /><br />As the local media got wind of the matter, they reached the spot, filmed, and took photos of Bakkarwala and the policemen inside the shop. Seeing the lensmen, the cops made a hurried exit from the shop and left in their vehicle.<br /><br />Taking a serious note of the matter, district police authorities have suspended five cops for taking a criminal shopping. The officials have also written to the Delhi Police authorities seeking action against the personnel accompanying Bakkarwala.</p>