Armed gang of 5 members loots jewellery shop in Mysuru

An armed gang of 5 members loots a jewellery shop in Mysuru's Hunsur town, within a time span of 9 minutes. 

The robbers, who came to the shop in two two-wheelers, threatened the employees at gunpoint, loaded jewellery items into a bag and fled from the scene. 

The jewellery, Sky Gold and Diamonds, was inaugurated on April 27 this year. Police estimate that a large quantity of jewellery items have been stolen from the shop, based on the verification undertaken by shop employees.

About 10 employees



were present at the time of the incident, and 5 others had left for lunch, including the manager. None of them is injured. 

Employees said that while the robbers were threatening them, one of them conversed in Hindi while others communicated with each other through gestures. 

Persons present at the spot when the gang fled from the scene informed the police that the robbers had fired the gun in the air before they left. Sources also mentioned that one of the gang members left behind a helmet at the shop before they escaped.