Gold jewellery, coin and Rs70,000 in cash were stolen by two bike-borne youths from a jewellery shop in Mangal Market under Mandideep police station area on Monday. Estimated loss in the theft is more than Rs1 crore.
According to the police, on Monday morning when the victim Devendra Agrawal had gone to open his shop, two bike borne miscreants appeared and escaped with a bag carrying gold ornaments and Rs70,000 in cash.
The victim owns Divya Jewellers at Mangal market in Mandideep. Police claimed that the victim has not provided the details of the stolen valuables, which could help in providing the exact loss.
Bike-borne miscreants escaped with gold, cash and account books. Massive manhunt has been launched to search the miscreants, who escaped and were spotted moving towards Bhopal.
The victim used to carry the gold and account books with him to home and would bring the same while opening the shop in the morning. At around 11 am, when the victim went to open his shop, two bike-borne miscreants appeared and took away the bag.
The miscreants escaped with the bag, which contained valuables. The bag was tied with the chair and miscreants took the chair and escaped. The victim chased the miscreants, but failed to catch them.
Bike-borne miscreants were spotted till Indus Town and later, disappeared. The police have registered a case under section 379 of the IPC and have started further investigation. Till the filing of the report, the miscreants remained at large and the search for them is on.
Police are relying on the CCTV footage in which the whole incident has been captured as it would help in the investigation.