By IANS
Bangalore : Police teams were Sunday sent to the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to hunt for robbers who looted gold and jewellery worth Rs.35 million from a shop Saturday.
“We have definite clues about the people involved and have intensified efforts to nab them,” said a senior police official pleading anonymity.
The robbery is said to be the biggest gold heist in the city prompting jewellery shops in the IT hub to step up security, said a member of the jewellery traders association.
Six people brandishing pistols entered the Chemmanur Jewellers’ shop in south Bangalore and made away with 35 kg gold and gold ornaments Saturday morning.
The entire operation lasting 15 minutes has been caught on the shop’s CCTV giving a clear picture of the culprits.
None of the six wore a mask or gloves. The CCTV images aired on TV channels showed the six going about wiping the shop clean.
Police said shop employees claimed that the six had also taken away Rs.300,000 in cash.
Nine employees, including three girls, were in the shop at the time of incident and none of them was harmed.