Three persons, including the branch manager and field officer of a private finance company, were arrested on Thursday by the Umarkote police for their alleged involvement in a theft of Rs7,10,500. On June 5, the branch manager of the l&T Finance Company Srikant Sahu had lodged a report at the Umarkote police station regarding the theft from the branch’s iron chest. The police started investigation with help of sniper dogs and a scientific team but found nothing. Sensing the foul play of the company’s staffs, the police first interrogated the field officer Kumuda Kishor and Sukanta Panda, a local denizen. Basing on their statements, the police arrested the branch manager Srikant Sahu who confessed his involvement along with the field officer and Sukanta Panda in committing the theft, said the police. The police sized Rs3,70,290 from their possession and forwarded them to court, said police station IIC Birandar Senapati.