Three men were arrested for allegedly robbing areca nuts (or betel nuts) worth Rs 40 lakh at gunpoint from a godown in north Delhi's Alipur area, police said on Saturday.

The accused have been identified as Jaiveer, 28, and Sunil, 22, both residents of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh, and Krishan Kumar, 22, a resident of Wazirpur Satsang Colony here, they said.