Chennai: The city police have arrested three men who allegedly stole Rs seven lakh from a textile shop at Flower Bazaar here.

According to sources, on 8 November, unidentified persons stole the money from the textile store owned by one Thallaram.

Following a complaint, a team of police checked the CCTV footage and found three men fleeing in an auto. Police traced the auto driver who said that he had dropped the trio at CMBT from there they took a private bus to Pune.

Police found the names and mobile numbers of the trio from the bus operator and went to Ahmedabad where they arrested the accused Shyam Gujar (24), Mahesh Chowdari (21) and Thayal Bahar (24).

Police found that Mahesh was an associate of history sheeter Nathuram who was involved in a robbery at a jewellery store in Kolathur earlier. Mahesh has been with Nathuram from 2014.

Police said Mahesh was employed at the textile store and he master-minded the robbery with the other two men.