Three men were arrested when they were allegedly trying to flee with a loaded truck here, the police said on Sunday. Three other men involved in the crime managed to escape during an encounter, Senior Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar said.

The arrested men were identified as Sabir, Sajid and Zahid. The three sustained bullet injuries and were shifted to a hospital here.

In another incident, nine men were arrested in Noida and Greater Noida in three separate incidents of trespassing and theft Sunday, police said. Five men were arrested in Moira's Sector 6 for allegedly breaking into private offices and committing thefts, the police said. On a tip-off, the accused were held with firearms near the Sandeep Paper Mill square falling under the Sector 20 police station limits, they added.