In what could be called the extreme heatwave effect, a thief in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, was arrested on Sunday after he was found sleeping on the floor of a house, under the air conditioner, where he had barged in to carry out a robbery.
According to police, the man was heavily drunk and fell asleep inside the house upon finding an air conditioner and turning it on. The next morning, he woke up surrounded by the police team.
The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday when the man entered the house located in the Indiranagar area of Lucknow. The house belonged to Dr Sunil Pandey, who is posted in Varanasi and was away at the time of the incident. Finding the house empty, the man broke in by opening the front gate of the house, India Today reported.
After moving to the drawing area of the house, the man noticed the air conditioner and switched it on. Then, he laid down comfortably on the floor, placing his head on a cushion and soon fell asleep.
Upon finding the front gate of the house open, neighbours of Dr Pandey rung him up. However, as he was not in Lucknow at the time, he informed the police.
When the police arrived at the spot, they found the man sleeping comfortably with the air conditioner turned on. A picture of the thief shows him holding a mobile phone in his right hand and in deep sleep.
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The police have arrested the thief and charged him under IPC section 379 A for the theft.
The police said the intruder broke into the cupboards and took everything, including cash. He even attempted to steal the washbasin, gas cylinder, and water pump before attempting to remove the house battery, but he dozed off.