Police in New Delhi have finally been able to capture an elusive thief who would always poop his pants when in danger to keep people away as he made his escape.

Do you know how good actors can cry on command? Well, apparently some people have the same level of control of their bowels, allowing them to defecate at any moment. Deepak, a 27-year-old phone thief from Delhi, India, was one such person, and he used his unusual gift to avoid law enforcement whenever they got close to catching him. According to a Delhi police spokesperson, Deepak evaded arrest multiple time by pooping his pants to create a stench so foul that police were repulsed giving the thief enough time to make a run for it. The dirty trick was so effective that police even named it ‘poop and run’. Deepak’s poop-fueled reign of terror finally came to an end when policemen equipped with masks and gloves apprehended him.

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“Teams gave him a chase and pinned him down,” a police officer proudly told News 18. “As expected, Deepak deployed his infamous ’filth plan’ but the officers, equipped with gloves and masks, thwarted his last-ditch effort and took him into custody.”

Deepak was spotted by a police patrol near Eidgah Park, and. knowing his ‘poop and run’ technique, they prepared accordingly to make sure they could endure the stench of his poop.

Following the historic arrest,  a case was registered against Deepak under the Arms Act at the Sadar Bazar Police Station, and he confessed to multiple mobile thefts and knife-related crimes in the area. Police said that he had a long criminal history with over half a dozen cases against him throughout Delhi, but his unusual defense mechanism helped him avoid capture for a long time.

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We know this sounds like something you’d expect to read on The Onion, but it’s apparently a real news story about a guy’s crappy superpower…