Hyderabad, June 10 -- Cyberabad Police have arrested three Nepali nationals in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly stealing gold and silver ornaments worth several crores of rupees from a villa in Hill Ridge Villas, Gachibowli, in a swift interstate operation.

The accused have been identified as Kamal Shashi, his wife Vimal Shahi, and another woman, Kalpana. They will be produced before a local court and brought to Hyderabad on a transit warrant.

According to police officials, the theft first came to light on June 7 when an elderly couple returned home and discovered that a gold chain adorning a small idol was missing.

A case was immediately registered, and an investigation was launched. The mystery deepened the following day, June 8, when the...