The Vishnu Nagar police in Dombivli have arrested three Nepali nationals who were involved in a series of housebreakings. The accused posed as house help, gained the trust of their employers by staying with them for a year before committing the theft, police said.

In a recent case, they stole cash, gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 15 lakh from a businessman`s house. The police have arrested the accused and recovered R6 lakh worth of valuables from them. One of the accused is still at large and is believed to have fled from the city. Police investigation has also revealed that the accused have criminal history of similar crimes and are always on the lookout for new targets. According to the police, the theft took place at the residence of Kundan Harichandra Mhatre a villager from Dombivli, who is the  construction business.