PATNA/CHHAPRA: In a broad daylight theft, a gang of six armed robbers allegedly looted money, diamond, gold and silver ornaments price greater than Rs 1 crore from a jewelry showroom situated in Kashi Bazar space of Chhapra district on Monday. The robbers carried out the loot after taking the employees of PN Jewellers hostage at gunpoint.
Based on police, the incident befell at round 2.10pm at Nagina Singh Colony beneath Bhagwan Bazar police station space, when ten staff had been current contained in the store whereas there was no buyer on the time of incident. The criminals first snatched the licensed gun of the guard and unfold panic by firing within the air.
The robbers looted all of the jewelry saved within the showcases and cash from the money counter of the store, and escaped with the baggage inside ten-minutes. All the theft was captured on the showroom's CCTV digicam, the police mentioned.
Saran SP Santosh Kumar reached to the spot as quickly because the incident was reported to the police and enquired concerning the theft from the store proprietor Nagendra Kumar. The SP scanned the CCTV footages of the world to establish the criminals. He additionally requested all police stations to hold out automobile checking within the district and has constituted a SIT group to arrest the criminals.
"The police are investigating the theft incident and making an attempt to establish the criminals with the assistance of CCTV footages," he mentioned.
The guards and staff of the showroom alleged that the criminals who had been six in quantity had two loaded luggage every once they left. The miscreants had been between 25 and 30 years of age, he added.
In the meantime, all of the retailers in bullion markets in Sahebganj, Sonarpatti and Gudri had been shut in protest in opposition to the incident. The bullion merchants have demanded speedy arrest of the criminals.