BETTIAH, Dec. 25 -- Close on the heels of the arrest of Deepak Rai, an alleged key conspirator, Gopalganj police on Thursday said they have begun zeroing in on three other suspects and Rai's girlfriend, and are also probing his foreign links in connection with the theft of ornaments from the Thawe temple in Gopalganj district.

Speaking to Hindustan Times over the phone, Gopalganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Avdhesh Dixit said the investigation gained momentum following Rai's arrest and based on inputs received from two persons picked up for interrogation in Prayagraj.

"Our police team reached Gorakhpur on Wednesday in search of them. However, we have information that some of the suspects may have managed to escape to Nepal. Raids are ...