A 21-year-old man who attempted to rob a house in southern India's Andhra Pradesh fell asleep on the job on September 12th and was arrested the next morning.

The attempted robbery took place in East Godavari district.

Babu, a local resident himself, broke into the unlocked house in the night but was unable to resist the comfortable atmosphere created by the air conditioner in the room and decided to take a power nap.

On waking up in the morning, the homeowner sensed another presence in his house and was shocked to see Babu sleeping in the spare room.

He locked the door from the outside and urged his neighbours to call the police.

Officers rushed to the scene to take Babu into custody for attempted robbery.

Footage shows Babu inside the locked room shortly after waking up.