Jewellery shop employees robbed at gunpoint of Rs. 1.5 crores in South Delhi
Sunday | Jun 01 2025 | 02:01:01 AM
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New Delhi, May 12
Two employees of a jewellery shop of Karol Bagh were robbed of jewellery worth Rs 1.2 crore at gunpoint in Panchsheel Park area of South Delhi.
The police stated that the incident ook place on May 10 evening when the two employees were on a bike carrying a bag with 181 pieces of diamond and gold jewellery. The accused came on a scooter, allegedly pointed a pistol at the victims and snatched their bag.
The salesmen work for a jeweller in Karol Bagh and had left the shop for Kalkaji market in the afternoon with the jewellery.
As per the investigation, the duo went to Kalkaji market and met a couple of jewellers but none of them purchased anything. The men headed to Malviya Nagar to meet a few more shopkeepers. While they were near Panchsheel Park foot-overbridge, two men waylaid them. One of the accused pointed a pistol at the pillion rider while the other took out a bottle and tried to spray some liquid.
The victims then made a PCR call was made by the victims at 4.37 pm and police rushed to the spot.
The police have collected CCTV footage from the area and also recording statements of the vitims, eye witnesses, jeweller and more persons.
The police have booked a case of robbery, and attempted armed robbery, and the Arms Act.
