Mangaluru : The CCB sleuths have arrested three persons from Nepal in connection with a theft at Maple store in Mangaluru and at Bajpe supermarket.

The police have also confiscated goods worth Rs 3.25 lakh.

The arrested are Ganesh Sorake, 30, of Bajhang district, Prakash Singh Khatari, 30, of Kanchanpur district and Prakash alias Sher, 27, of Bajhang district in Nepal.

The trio had apparently gained entry into the Maple store at Balmatta by removing the meter box and decamped with i-phones, Apple laptops and cash of Rs 1,97,980. After stealing goods, two of them had gone to Nepal, but returned later and stole digital camera, tablet and watches from a supermarket at Bajpe.

The police arrested Ganesh at Padubidri and confiscated mobile phones, laptops and digital camera worth Rs 3.10 lakh. The police have also appealed to hotel and house owners to check the background of security guards while appointing them. The information of the security guard should be given to the nearest police station, they added.