Three members of a gang of five people that allegedly committed a string of robberies on the Mumbai- Ahmedabad Highway were nabbed on Sunday. The trio were caught when they were in Dahisar in a stolen car, but two other gang members managed to flee.

The three accused are Shahid Ashadi (30), Rupesh Singh (29) and Anish Khan (29), residents of Antop Hill, Nallasopara and Dahisar respectively. They would steal cars and motorcycles on the highway, and then use the vehicles to intercept other vehicles and rob the occupants of their jewellery and their cars, said API Tukaram Rathod of MHB police station. Police said the men have more than 25 such cases against them.