<p>Bengaluru: A police constable has been suspended for allowing a notorious serial thief to wear his uniform.</p>.<p>The incident came to light during the investigation of a Rs 17-lakh house burglary in Indiranagar.</p>.<p>The Indiranagar police arrested Saleem, 50, for stealing expensive clothing, including silk sarees, in a recent burglary. The investigation also led to the suspension of constable HR Sonar for negligence, after it emerged that the accused had misused the officer’s uniform.</p>.Burglars strike SBI bank branch without guard in Andhra; 10 kg gold, Rs 38 lakh cash stolen.<p>The police said that Saleem alias Sheikh Saleem and Bombay Saleem, a habitual offender with over 50 house theft cases in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Pune, was being held in a hotel room during a recovery operation last year.</p>.<p>In the constable's absence, he allegedly wore the uniform and made a video call to his wife, showing off the attire.</p>.<p>The act came to light when the police examined Saleem’s phone and found the photograph, prompting action against the constable.</p>.<p>Saleem was arrested based on intelligence from the Pune police, who intercepted him while he was allegedly travelling by car.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A police constable has been suspended for allowing a notorious serial thief to wear his uniform.</p>.<p>The incident came to light during the investigation of a Rs 17-lakh house burglary in Indiranagar.</p>.<p>The Indiranagar police arrested Saleem, 50, for stealing expensive clothing, including silk sarees, in a recent burglary. The investigation also led to the suspension of constable HR Sonar for negligence, after it emerged that the accused had misused the officer’s uniform.</p>.Burglars strike SBI bank branch without guard in Andhra; 10 kg gold, Rs 38 lakh cash stolen.<p>The police said that Saleem alias Sheikh Saleem and Bombay Saleem, a habitual offender with over 50 house theft cases in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Pune, was being held in a hotel room during a recovery operation last year.</p>.<p>In the constable's absence, he allegedly wore the uniform and made a video call to his wife, showing off the attire.</p>.<p>The act came to light when the police examined Saleem’s phone and found the photograph, prompting action against the constable.</p>.<p>Saleem was arrested based on intelligence from the Pune police, who intercepted him while he was allegedly travelling by car.</p>
