The Mysuru South Police have arrested two persons on charges of stealing borewell wire.

The arrested have been identified as Lokesh, 35, of Nanjangud and Murugesh, 37, a native of Tamil Nadu.

Acting on a tip off, the Police took Lokesh and Murugesh into custody when they were trying to sell the stolen wire near Bandipalya on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road on Thursday. During interrogation, the duo confessed to have stolen the wire at Chikkakanya in the taluk, following which 26kg of wire was recovered from them.