Robbers bore through wall to rob jeweller

GHAZIABAD: Cash and jewelley over Rs 6 lakh have been stolen from a jewllery store in Govindpuram, Ghaziabad. The thieves had entered the store by drilling a hole in the rear wall of Shri Paras Jewellers.

The heist was discovered on Monday when the shutters were rolled open around 10am. The store owners had downed the shutters at around 8pm on Saturday and the store had remained closed on Sunday.

The same store had been looted by assailants at gunpoint on May 3 evening.

“The thieves have made off with silver jewellery weighing about 13kg apart from small quantities of gold jewellery and cash. They also stole the

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system so that no evidence is left behind. It seems the thieves were there inside the shop for a considerable period of time since the treasury chest had been cut open,” store proprietor Alok Jain told TOI.

An FIR pertaining to theft was registered at the Kavi Nagar police station on Monday. A case of loot, which had been registered at the Kavi Nagar police station, following the incident of May 3 is still pending. Armed miscreants had taken Alok’s elder brother, Rajeev, hostage at gunpoint and tied him up before making off with cash and jewellery from the store. The victims had complained that they had incurred a loss of around Rs 5.5 lakh owing to that loot.

“Investigations are under way. We are examining circumstantial evidence as well. The culprits will be nabbed soon,” a police officer said.