In yet another incident of jewellers becoming soft
targets of robber gangs in Bhubaneswar, three bike-borne miscreants
looted a jewellery shop owner and his salesman near Samantrapur by opening
fire at them when they were returning home on Monday night.
The shop owner and his salesman sustained bullet injuries in the firing and
admitted to the Capital Hospital her.
Reports said robbers chased the victim and tried to snatch away their bags
near Samantarapur at gunpoint. When the duo tried to resist, the miscreants
opened fire at them, snatched the bags and sped away from the spot in a flash.
The duo were rescued by some locals and rushed to the hospital
Getting information, police reached the spot and started an investigation into
the case.
As per some eyewitnesses, the miscreants fled away along the Dhauli-Pipili
road.
Notably, the jewellery shop owners in the capital city are in a state of panic
as spate of robberies have been reported in which armed men have looted
jewellers in Janla, Delta Square and other places. The robberies have
remained unsolved so far and no arrests have been made by the police.