A video grab recovered from the CCTV footage shows a man trying to steal an LED bulb.

COIMBATORE: A man stretched, lifted his hands and did all sorts of exercises even as scores of motorists passed by. No motorist saw anything odd in the man doing exercise in front of a shop at Cheran Ma Nagar in Coimbatore. Little did they know that it was just a pretence.

The frequent stretching and lifting of arms would not only leave him with a few calories lighter, but will also leave the shop without a LED bulb dangling in front of it.

A video recovered from the CCTV camera installed at the shop showed the man exercising in the dark, only to illuminate his house with a stolen bulb.

The footage shows that the man, wearing a T-shirt and track pants, doing exercise as vehicles pass by.

When the road becomes empty, the man lifts his arms to reach the bulb and deftly steals it, puts it in his pocket and walks away.

The shop owner, who watched the CCTV footage, hasn’t preferred a police complaint.

The video of the incident is being shared widely on social media platforms.



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