Ludhiana, Aug. 20 -- The Ludhiana police face embarrassment after rushing to lodge an FIR of conspiracy to murder without verifying the identity of the "accused" seen in CCTV footage from a shoe shop in Ludhiana's Sector 32.

What was believed to be gangster Lakhu Baba entering the shop with a pistol, as per the complainant, turned out to be a regular customer, only looking for a pair of new shoes.

The Division Number 7 police had booked eight persons, including gangster Lakhbir Singh, alias Lakhu Baba, of Jalandhar and his associate Rishav Benipal, under stringent sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including abetment to murder, criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation, rioting, and under the Arms Act.

The FIR was lodged on the ...