India, Dec. 27 -- New Delhi

A delivery agent of an e-commerce company, in his 20s, was arrested for allegedly stealing a pair of shoes from the 47-year-old wife of a Delhi Police officer from outside their flat in Ashoka Police Line quarters in central Delhi's high-security Chanakyapuri on Monday afternoon, police said on Friday.

The agent was identified by the woman, Bhawna Sharma, at the company's local delivery office, and he was brought to the Chanakyapuri police station and handed over to the police.

The accused, identified as Harsh (single name), was booked for theft and retaining a stolen property, under sections 303 and 317 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), on Sharma's complaint.

The shoes were stolen around 1.45pm on Mond...