The Mumbai police have arrested three history-sheeters for allegedly robbing an 'angadia' (traditional money courier) of Rs 33.45 lakh-worth gold jewellery and trying to extort money from him at Kalbadevi, an official told news agency PTI on Thursday.

The incident took place on Tuesday evening and the police arrested the accused within three hours of the registration of the case, while the robbed valuables were recovered within 12 hours, he said.