The local Crime Branch and the Kasa, Talasari and Gholwad police have arrested a trio that had robbed a restaurant on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway in the wee hours of Thursday, within just four hours of the crime. The trio robbed R1.10 lakh from the owner of Hotel Aakash, and when he raised an alarm and staff and customers rushed to help, one of them fired in the air, helping them escape.

The Crime Branch, Kasa, Talasari and Gholwad police launched a combing operation in the surrounding areas and caught the accused from Boisar within four hours of the incident. According to the police, the three arrested accused are residents of Bulandshahr in UP. They came to Mumbai a few days ago and were staying in Boisar. A pistol was recovered from them. The police said judging by their activities and mode of the crime, it seems that they are professionals.