A 60-year-old jeweller was brutally attacked and robbed at gunpoint by two unidentified individuals in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, with the culprits fleeing with gold jewellery worth ₹45 lakh, police reported on Saturday.

The alarming incident unfolded around 9 pm on Friday in the Agarwal locality of Vasai town, as per an official statement. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Poornima Srhingi Chowgule, the jeweller was preparing to shut his shop when two assailants arrived, taking advantage of the late hours.