Hong Kong police have arrested three men for stealing property worth more than HK$80,000 (US$10,190) during a flight from India to the city.
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The force said on Tuesday that the arrests the previous day were made after police received reports from three Indian nationals who had flown to Hong Kong from the country.
The victims placed their backpacks on the overhead rack of the cabin, and subsequently found that cash and other property were lost, prompting them to seek help from the force.
Three mainland Chinese men aged between 47 and 58 were arrested and detained after a preliminary investigation.
The trio had allegedly stolen a pair of bracelets worth HK$50,000 and Hong Kong dollars and foreign currency cash valued at HK$34,400 from the victims.
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The case is being investigated by a criminal intelligence and support team at the force’s airport division.