Jimmi Harkishin plays shopkeeper Dev in the ITV1 soap
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Coronation Street star Jimmi Harkishin has strenuously denied allegations of theft at a shopping centre.
The Mirror reported on Monday that Mr Harkishin, 45, was arrested at Brent Cross shopping centre, north-west London, on Sunday.
A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police said a 45-year-old man had been arrested and cautioned over an "alleged deception under the theft act".
A spokesman for Granada said: "Jimmi emphatically denies the allegations."
The Metropolitan Police spokeswoman added: "We were alerted mid-afternoon on 7 November by a store at Brent Cross shopping centre, regarding a customer.
"A 45-year-old man was arrested over alleged deception under the theft act."
Harkishin plays shopkeeper Dev Alahan in the ITV1 soap.
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