The Kochi City police have busted a gang from North India that reportedly flew down to the city and burgled several houses.
The three persons who were arrested arrived here on April 21. The same day, they allegedly broke into a house at Jawahar Nagar, Kadavanthra, and decamped with gold ornaments worth ₹8 lakh. The next day, they stole three sovereigns of gold and a sum of ₹8,500 from a house at Keerthi Nagar, Elamakkara and made good their escape, all within a span of 10 minutes, said Deputy Commissioner of Police V.U. Kuriakose on Monday.