CCTV grabs show the thief walking straight towards the police van, before he asks cops for directions to Dadar

Meet the friendly neighbourhood cops of Mahim, who not only let a burglar escape right under their noses, but were also helpful enough to give him directions to Dadar, minutes after he looted a shop. It was only two days later, as they watched CCTV footage from the crime scene, that the police realised they had helped the thief get away.