Sanjiv Verma broke into a south Mumbai businessman’s flat to rob him, but couldn’t resist the temptation to first let loose. He quaffed down nearly two bottles of champagne and before he could even gather things, he passed out on the couch.The police said Verma, 19, a resident of Mumbai Central, broke into the third floor flat of businessman Siddhant Saboo in Girikunj building at Marine Drive on Wednesday night. Saboo had recently bought the house and had shifted only a few household items to it. He still lives in another flat on the same floor.Around 6 am on Thursday, one of Saboo’s four domestic help noticed that a light in the new flat was switched on and decided to check it out. When he found the door locked from the inside, he raised an alarm and Saboo and other help broke it down.Inside, they found Verma sprawled on the couch, with a knife beside him. In the dustbin, they found an empty bottle of champagne. Another bottle of champagne was half empty in the refrigerator.Quickly connecting the dots, Saboo realised that Verma had been knocked out by the alcohol. He then immediately called the police.The police roused Verma up from his sleep and conducted a panchnama at the house. “He had entered the flat through the balcony and had broken into a steel cupboard. He then opened the refrigerator, in which the two champagne bottles were kept. He must have planned to flee after drinking, but he blacked out,” said a police officer.Saboo has alleged that three shoes were missing from the house, but the police did not find them with Verma.Verma has been booked under sections 454 (house-trespass), 457 (house-breaking at night to commit an offence), 380 (theft in a house), 427 (mischief causing damage) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of Indian Arms Act for possessing the knife.Another police officer said he was produced in court on Thursday and remanded in police custody till Thursday. “He told the court that he broke into the house and drank the champagne but did not steal anything.”Verma is a repeat offender. He has another robbery case registered at Andheri police station.