India, Aug. 28 -- A 42-year-old man known for his motivational lectures on YouTube has been arrested in connection with a burglary at the house of a Cuttack couple on August 14, a top police officer said on Thursday.

Bhubaneswar-Cuttack police commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh said Manoj Singh, a resident of Cuttack, has been arrested on charges of committing a burglary in a house in Bhubaneswar. He had allegedly stolen 200 grams of gold, over Rs.1 lakh in cash and a motorbike.

The suspect also had a channel on YouTube where he gave motivational speeches on living an honest life. In one episode, he is even heard talking about "how one turns out to be a criminal", and in another, "how to check crimes", police said.

"During the day he ...