In a shocking development, at least a dozen of thieves broke into a jewellery shop in Jalandhar and carried out robbery on late Sunday night. The incident took place in Jalandhar's Shaheed Babu Labh Singh Nagar at Babbar Jewellers, located on Street Number 6.
CCTV of robbery showcase 12 to 13 men breaking the shutter of Babbar Jewellers and entering it. All the robbers had covered their face. CCTV footage from inside the jewellery shop has also come to the fore. In the video, all the thieves can be seen ransacking the shop and looting jewellery.
Another footage showcase the robbers fleeing the spot carrying robbed jewellery inside a bag and bedsheet.
The robbery was carried out in just 10 minutes.
One of the owners of the shop informed the media that upto Rs 80 lakh of jewellery have been stolen. They came to know about robbery in the morning and soon they called PCR and SHO of Basti Bawa Khel, Jalandhar.
The police have assured them that the thieves will be caught soon and all the jewelleries will be recovered.
"I got a call around 3:25 am that Babbar ji your shop's shutter is broken and entire shop has been ransacked. Then, I saw the CCTV footage. Then we called PCR, SHO Basti Bawa Khel. Police officials then reached the spot."
"12 to 13 people were seen in the CCTV. I have suffered too much of loss. I don't know who conspired to do this. There was 20-25 kg of silver that costs around Rs 70-80 lakh, 4-5 tolas of gold was inside a drawer. They took everything. In total Rs 70-80 lakh worth of gold and silver have been stolen."