The Palghar police, who are probing the alleged kidnapping of Indian Navy sailor Suraj Dubey, has ruled out the abduction theory and said that the sailor was seen in CCTV footage buying lose diesel from a petrol pump in Talasari.

Superintendent of police Dattatrey Shinde, on Wednesday, said, "We are yet to establish how Dubey, who was seen roaming freely outside Chennai airport, reached Palghar district. But on February 5, he (Dubey) was caught in a CCTV footage at a petrol pump in Talasari. He is seen buying lose diesel at the petrol pump."