PUNE: Pune police have arrested three alleged members of an interstate gang from Tamil Nadu accused of smashing the windows of parked luxury cars and stealing valuables, officials said on Tuesday.Handcuffs - HandcuffThe accused, Raja Arumugam (47), Lakshmanan S. Santhakumar (40) and Muthulingam Paramanandam Lingam (40), were arrested on July 9 in connection with a theft at Phoenix Marketcity on Pune-Nagar Road.According to police, on July 4, the gang allegedly broke the window of a Porsche parked at the mall and stole a laptop bag, a Samsung Z Fold mobile phone and ₹40,000 in cash. Vimantal police registered an FIR under Sections 303(2) and 324 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).A team led by Police Sub-Inspector Nitin Rathod analysed CCTV footage and circulated photographs of the suspects before receiving a tip-off about their presence near Kharadi Bypass.“Acting on a tip-off, we learnt that the suspects were near the Kharadi Bypass. We laid a trap and apprehended all three,” Rathod said.Police recovered ₹50,000 in cash and tools allegedly used to break car windows, including hairpins, rubber strips and metal blades.Investigators suspect the accused stayed at a lodge near Pune railway station and targeted high-end vehicles parked at malls and public parking lots. Police said the accused were not cooperating as they did not know Marathi, Hindi or English, prompting investigators to engage a Tamil translator.Police believe the gang was also involved in similar vehicle break-ins in Kharadi, Yerawada and Latur. Further investigation is underway to establish their involvement in other cases and recover stolen property.