The Barke police on Friday arrested three Nepali men from Boloor, alleged to be members of a notorious gang of international burglars, on charges of housebreaking and theft, and recovered stolen valuables worth over ₹10 lakh, including valuables worth ₹8.57 lakh stolen from a house in Mangaluru on July 11.The police identified the accused as Tilak Kumar Khadka, 36; Ashok Raj, 33; and Dipender Rasaili, 25, all residents of different parts of Nepal.Police said that a family in Matadakani near Urwa Market, which had gone to a relative’s house in Bantwal on July 11, found the rear door of its house broken open and discovered that 64 grams of gold ornaments and ₹25,000 in cash, together worth ₹8.57 lakh, were missing. The Barke police registered a case under Sections 331(4) and 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (housebreaking and aggravated theft).Within five days of the incident, the police arrested the accused and recovered all the valuables stolen from the house. They also recovered 790 grams of silver articles allegedly stolen from a house in Nashik, MaharashtraPolice said that during interrogation, the accused revealed that they had attempted a burglary at a house under the Urwa police limits in March 2026.In addition, cases have been registered against them in connection with burglaries at more than 15 houses under the limits of several police stations in Karnataka, including Bengaluru, Davangere, and Udupi. They also face similar charges in Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Haryana. They will be produced before the jurisdictional court, the police said. Published - July 17, 2026 07:56 pm IST