An attempted robbery at a jewellery shop in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur city was foiled on Thursday and two robbers were arrested due to swift action by locals and police. The incident left a bullion trader injured.
The incident took place at Deepak Jewellers in Gondpara locality, Bilaspur Senior Superintendent of Police Parul Mathur told The Pioneer.
The masked robbers posing as customers entered the shop and asked its owner Deepak Soni (33) to exhibit various items, she said.
When Soni showed them the jewellery, one of the robbers pointed a pistol and asked him to hand over the entire lot. One of then shot Soni on his thigh when he tried to overpower him.
After this, the criminals fled from the shop. But the armed robber was caught by locals while his two accomplices escaped. The police caught a second robber from the railway station.
The injured trader was admitted to a hospital where his condition is said to be stable.
Police recovered two country made pistols, a knife, two live cartridges and a motorcycle used in the crime.