- Saturday, January 04, 2025
The wine shop owner found the intruder lying unconscious in his shop, along with some cash taken from the cash counter and liquor bottles in a bag
By: India Weekly
A 25-YEAR-OLD man broke into a wine shop in Telangana to commit theft, but fell asleep inside the shop after binge drinking, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, a labourer, gained entry by removing a portion of the asbestos sheet roof of a wine shop in Narsingi, Medak district on Sunday night, they said.
The wine shop owner told the media that he found the intruder lying unconscious in his shop on Monday, along with some cash taken from the cash counter and liquor bottles in a bag.
He took the man to hospital and informed the police.
The man reportedly drank “heavily” and fell asleep under the influence of alcohol, a police official at Narsingi Police Station said.
Though the man intended to steal cash and liquor, no theft took place as he fell asleep inside the shop itself.
A case was registered against the man under the sections 331(4) (lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night), 62 (attempting to commit offence) and 305 (theft), under BNS.
He was arrested and produced before a court on Wednesday, the official added. (PTI)
