A robbery attempt in Uttar Pradesh has become talk of the town. A thief who broke into a doctor's residence in Lucknow, fell asleep after turning on the air conditioner in the drawing room and was eventually arrested.
The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday when the man entered the house located in Indira Nagar. The house belongs 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.
After moving to the drawing area of the house, the man, who was inebriated, noticed the air conditioner and switched it on. He then took a comfortable seat on the floor, rested his head on a cushion, and soon went to sleep.
Upon finding the front gate of the house open, neighbours of Dr Pandey rung him up, who informed the police.
When the police arrived at the spot, they found the man sleeping with the air conditioner turned on. A picture shows the thief dozing off while holding a mobile phone in his right hand.
DCP North Zone R Vijay Shankar said the man entered the house with the intention of stealing, but fell asleep.
"He was heavily drunk so he fell asleep and could not wake up. It was reported by the neighbours, after which he was arrested," the officer told.