Gurgaon: Three masked men looted around Rs 50 lakh worth of gold jewellery at gunpoint from a jeweller’s shop in Faridabad’s Sarurpur village on Wednesday afternoon. The incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed at the shop.Police said the robbery took place around 1.30pm at Shriji Jewellers, owned by Sanjay, a resident of Faridabad’s Sector 85. The accused arrived on a red Apache motorcycle with their faces covered and wearing helmets. While one remained outside, the other two entered the shop posing as customers. The two men initially asked the shopkeeper to show gold ornaments. Shortly afterwards, they took out a knife and asked him to place the jewellery in a bag. When the shopkeeper resisted, one of them pulled out a pistol and threatened to shoot him if he raised an alarm. Intimidated, the shopkeeper packed the jewellery into a bag, after which the accused fled on the motorcycle.Police said the trio escaped with about 350 grams of gold jewellery, estimated to be worth around Rs 50 lakh.Teams from the Mujessar police station and crime branch reached the spot after receiving information and began scanning footage from nearby cameras to trace the suspects. “The motorcycle used in the robbery did not have a number plate,” an officer said.A case has been registered under sections 309 (robbery), 351 (criminal intimidation) and 3(5) (act done by several persons) of BNS and relevant provisions of the Arms Act.The shopkeeper told police that a large quantity of ready-made jewellery was kept at the shop due to the ongoing wedding season. He added that a customer had collected some ornaments shortly before the incident; otherwise, the value of the stolen jewellery could have been higher.The incident triggered concern among residents of the area. Locals said the shop is located inside the village, where there is usually regular public movement, and suspected that the robbery may have involved prior reconnaissance.
