Police in Goa said on Sunday that they had detained three people who were wanted in connection with a dacoity case in Gujarat.
According to a senior official, the accused were detained by the Calangute police on Saturday after two of them were allegedly caught gambling on a casino ship in Panaji.
He claimed that the Kutch (East) crime branch of Gujarat, which had travelled to the coastal state in search of the trio, assisted in the arrests.
The accused had allegedly shot and injured a businessman in Apna Nagar in Gandhidham and decamped with Rs 40 lakh on January 29, inspector Dattaguru Sawant of Calangute police said.
A case has been registered against the trio on the charges of criminal conspiracy, robbery using weapon, criminal trespass and attempt to murder under the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act, he said.
One of the accused was nabbed at a village in Candolim and based on the information provided by him, two others were apprehended on a casino ship, the official added.