Aligarh: Three armed men barged into a jewellery shop, stuck to COVID-19 protocols and escaped with jewellery and cash worth Rs 36.5 lakh from a jewellery shop, police said. Interestingly, the masked robbers sanitised their hands prior to looting the jewellery shop. However, social distancing norms were violated during the robbery.
The entire incident was captured on CCTV cameras and has gone viral on social media. The 35-second clip shows the assailants entering the shop and a jewellery shop employee offering them sanitiser to clean their hands.
One of the robbers jumps over the counter towards a safe and hands over jewellery and cash to another aide even as the third accomplice maintains a vigil around while flashing his gun.
The incident took place around 2 pm when three armed youths wearing masks entered 'Sunder Jewellers' near Sarasol Crossing in Bannadevi area and threatened the store owner at gunpoint. They fled with the stolen items before an alarm could be raised, local residents said, adding that there were a number of customers in the shop at a time.
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A man and a woman, probably customers, can be seen on the other side of the counter, appearing to be in a state of shock.
"The miscreants looted jewellery worth about Rs 36 lakh and Rs 50,000 in cash," police said quoting the jeweller. Senior police officials, including the SSP, rushed to the spot.
SSP Muniraj G told reporters that a special team had been constituted, including two officers of the rank of SP and a manhunt had been launched to catch hold of those involved in the act. The SSP added that CCTV footage had captured the entire crime and police were hopeful of nabbing the criminals shortly.
With PTI inputs
