Mumbai Police's Crime Branch has arrested four persons and busted an alleged gang involved in stealing underground Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) cables, recovering stolen property and equipment collectively worth over Rs 1 crore, officials said on Wednesday.

According to a press note issued by the crime branch's unit 10, the action was carried out on Tuesday, June 30, following a tip-off about a gang allegedly transporting stolen underground MTNL cables near the Clarion Building on Sant Marol Road, close to the Magathane Telephone Exchange in Borivali East.