The accused were spotted by the picket staff while they were urinating in public: Cops (Representational)
Two men escaping after allegedly committing a burglary in south Delhi were arrested by a police team when they stopped for urinating in public, an official said on Wednesday.
The incident took place early Tuesday morning.
After committing a burglary in Karawal Nagar, Deepak and Ravikant were returning to their hideout with gold and silver jewellery.
The two men stopped for urinating at the BRT road where they were caught by the police team, the official said.
Recently, a police team was formed and deployed at the BRT road to curb incidents of crime in the area, especially in the morning hours.
The accused, who were in a car, were spotted by the picket staff when they were urinating in public, police said.
Two country-made pistols and some gold and silver ornaments were recovered from their possession during checking, senior police official (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said.
During interrogation, the accused confessed to the crime, he added.