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Gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 25 lakh stolen

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Press Trust of India Raigarh
Last Updated : Jan 16 2018 | 9:03 PM IST
Unidentified burglars broke into a jewellery shop and decamped with gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 25 lakh in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district today, said police.
The incident took place in the wee hours at a jwellery shop located under the Saria police station area, they said.
As per preliminary investigations, a group of 6-7 masked thieves entered the shop after opening its shutter with the help of a rod.
They ransacked glass counters and took out the ornaments, but could not break the lockers, he said.
The thieves fled with gold and silver ornaments collectively worth Rs 25 lakh, a police official said.
Forensic experts were pressed into service and CCTV footageswere being scanned for clues, he said.
A case has been registered on a complaint of the shop owner, Sanjay Agrawal, the official added.

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First Published: Jan 16 2018 | 9:03 PM IST

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