Kerala jeweller waylaid, robbed of Rs 70 lakh cash by gang in TN

A gang of four masked men robbed a Kerala jeweller of Rs 70 lakh cash on Friday. The jeweller was travelling in a car along with his driver. They were both injured in the attack and were rushed to a hospital by the police. The search operation for the accused in the case is underway.

Coimbatore: A jeweler from Kerala was waylaid and robbed of Rs 70 lakh cash by a gang of masked men near here, police said on Friday.

"Vittal Sait, hailing from Pattambi, was returning home after delivering ornaments to his customers here on Thursday night when the gang came in a car and blocked his vehicle near Madukkarai," they said.

Four masked men snatched the cash bag from the businessman after attacking him and his driver, who fell unconscious.

On information, police in Walayar, bordering Tamil Nadu and Kerala, rushed to the spot and took the injured duo to the Government hospital in Palakkad.

A search for the accused is going on, the police said adding that further investigation in the case is underway.

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