India, Dec. 12 -- An accused fell asleep inside an under-construction building in sector-55 during a theft, police said on Thursday. His associate fled with valuables, leading to the arrest of all three on Wednesday.

The accused were identified as Sikandar Ali of Asal Banogram and Nurul Islam, 34, of Abadpur in West Bengal's South Dinajpur and Mohammad Rizwan, 32, of Dhikoli in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, a scrap dealer. Ali lived in Jharsa while Islam and Rizwan lived in Silokhra in the city, said police.

Police said Ali and Islam had entered a four-story under-construction building early Wednesday to steal valuables such as electrical copper wires, metal panels and bathroom fittings of brass.

A police official said that Islam was opening...