Thief breaks into Lucknow doctor's house, falls asleep in AC room. Cops wake him up: Report

The police said that the accused broke into the house to steal but was too drunk and so he fell asleep. (Representational image: Unsplash)

A man who allegedly broke into the house of a doctor in Lucknow to steal was later fund by the police sleeping peacefully in a room with the air conditioner on, India Today reported. He has hence been arrested.

According to the police, the incident happened early on Sunday when the accused broke into the house of Dr Sunil Pandey in Indiranagar area. He was heavily drunk at the time and when he spotted the AC in one of the rooms, he switched it on and fell asleep.

Dr Pandey was out of town and his neighbours knew about it so when they saw that the front gate of his house was open, they immediately contacted him and the doctor informed the police.

The police arrived to find the accused sleeping comfortably on the floor with a cushion under his head and the air conditioner turned on. DCP North Zone R Vijay Shankar told India Today that the man entered the house with the intention of stealing, but fell asleep.

"He was heavily drunk because of which he fell asleep and could not wake up. It was reported by the neighbours, after which he was arrested," he said, adding that further action would be taken against him.

In a similar incident, a 21-year-old man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura for stealing valuables from passengers sleeping at the city's railway station. The matter came to light after CCTV footage from the station was analysed. Upon interrogation, the man confessed to his involvement in multiple thefts.