Mangalore: Three associates of underworld don Ravi Poojary and Kaliyogish have been arrested by city crime branch police at Manjanady village on Wednesday.

The arrested have been identified as Aboobakker Siddiq alias Siddiq, 26, resident of Balepuni, Bantwal taluk; Nitin Kumar, 23, Karkala and Guruprasanna, 22, Kolnadu Village, Bantwal taluk.

The police have seized six live pistol rounds, three swords, five mobiles, a two wheeler and two packets of chilli powder.

CCB police based on a tip off that four persons were hatching a plot to rob builders at Natekal cross at Manjanady village had raided the area and took arrested three persons.

Police said that these accused used to collect the phone numbers, address of rich and affluent builders and pass it on to Poojary and Kaliyogish.

The arrest was carried out on the directions of city police commissioner R Hithendra and DCP (Law and Order) Jagadeesh, by CCB inspector Valentine D’Souza and team.