Police have arrested three persons hailing from Jharkhand in connection with the theft of Rs 1.37 crore-worth jewellery from a shop in Maharashtra's Thane over two months back, an official said on Wednesday.

The three accused, identified as Sultan Shaikh (29), Abdul Shaikh (34) and Alamgir Shaikh (33), were arrested on Tuesday as soon as they arrived at the Mumbai airport from Patna, he said.