Gurugram, March 1 : A man has been arrested on the charges of stealing flower pots arranged by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) near Shankar Chowk as part of the preparations for the G-20 conference.

Earlier, Gurugram deputy commissioner (DC) Nishant Kumar Yadav directed the administration to lodge a formal complaint against the accused. Subsequently, accused Manohar Yadav was arrested and police recovered stolen flower pots and the car used for the crime.

The accused stole at least 15 flower pots from Shankar Chowk on National Highway 48 which were put there to beautify the city in the wake of an upcoming meeting on anti-corruption slated to be held in the city from March 1 to 4 as part of the G20 Summit.