Two electricians hired by a third party were arrested for stealing copper from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) offices in eastern Bengaluru, police said.
Security guards manning one of the gates stopped Manoj Damai, 25, and Sachin Damai, 27, when they were exiting the premises on September 19. The guards found their movements suspicious and checked their bags.
After copper was found in the bags, the guards took them to the security office for questioning and called the HAL police.
Police arrested the duo under IPC Section 381 (servant theft) following a complaint from N Raju, an HAL employee.