In a shocking day-light dacoity, a gang of five masked men barged into a jewellery shop in Hunsur town on December 28 and looted gold valuables at gunpoint.
The five accused, who reached the jewellery shop on two motorcycles at around 2 p.m., entered the jewellery shop situated in the town wielding a gun and threatened the seven to eight employees present in the shop.
According to Deputy Inspector General of Police (Southern Range) Boralingaiah, who visited the spot, the dacoits threatened the employees and put the gold jewellery in a bag before fleeing.
The exact amount of gold jewellery that was looted is yet to be verified. However, he said a “few kilograms” of gold jewellery were taken away by the looters.
A CCTV camera installed on the premises of the jewellery shop has captured visuals of the robbery. Police officials are verifying the footage.
