Jewels worth 8 lakh robbed

Cops say that the jewellers were told to install CCTV cameras two days before the robbery, but they paid no heed

Cops say that the jewellers were told to install CCTV cameras two days before the robbery, but they paid no heed

It was because of their negligence that sent owners of a jewellery shop to the hospital, and lose Rs 8 lakh yesterday night, at 8.30 pm.
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The owners, Jiyaram and Ghusharam are brothers, and they had come to the city a year ago from Gujarat and opened a jewellery store at Thanisandra, near Hennur.
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The burglars attacked the owner of the jewellery shop and made away with 600 gms of gold.

They took a small shop to cut costs, but crammed their shop with gold and silver items, and had no security arrangements for the shop.

Last night, as the brothers were closing the shop; four men on two motorbikes approached them, and pushed them inside the shop.

They closed the shop, and tied their hands and legs, and asked for keys and money. As Ghusharam tried to comply, Jiyaram stopped him, and threatned to call the police.

This angered the thieves, and they slashed Jiyaram'su00a0 hands, and a knee, andu00a0 made away with 600 gms of gold, worth Rs 8 lakh.

'Ignored our advice'

B Basavaraju, Asst Sub-Inspector said, "This happened only because of negligence."u00a0

Just two days before the robbery, an inspector from the Hennur police station had warned them to install a CCTV, because of the increased robbery incidents in the city.

"They didn't take the inspector's advice and lost a huge amount. Three persons robbed them, while the fourth kept a watch. Jiyaram has filed a complaint. The investigation is on," Basavaraju added.