Malappuram, June 27 -- Five persons, including a Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEB) employee and a contract worker, have been arrested by Vazhikkadavu Police for allegedly stealing more than 100 kilograms of aluminium line conductors from the Vazhikkadavu KSEB office, police said.

The arrested accused are Thomas, a KSEB employee from Wandoor; Abdul Salam, a contract worker at the Pookkottumpadam KSEB office and a native of Edamanna, and Jasir Hussain, Hishamudheen, and Mohammed Haseeb, all natives of Vallappuzha in Palakkad district.

According to the police, the theft took place in the early hours of June 26. Thomas and Abdul Salam allegedly planned the theft and asked the other accused to bring a vehicle to transport the sto...