A man attempting to steal a car in Faridabad ended up falling asleep inside the vehicle due to intoxication. The bizarre incident unfolded when the owner of an Eeco van discovered the man sleeping in his vehicle on Wednesday morning.
The vehicle owner recounted parking his Eeco van as usual the previous night and retiring for the night. However, when he returned to his vehicle in the morning to carry out routine cleaning, he noticed the driver’s side lock was broken, and a man was found snoozing inside.
Upon this discovering, Ravi promptly alerted the authorities. After the police arrived at the scene, they placed the man found inside the car in custody.
The man, while trying to steal the car, fell asleep inside as he was intoxicated, the police said, adding that drugs had been recovered from his possession.
The accused had broken the right side of the door lock and gear lock of the van, as per the vehicle’s owner.
An investigation is underway in the case.
(Inputs by Sachin Gaur)