Surat: The city police have sought help of the state anti-terrorist squad (ATS) and Ahmedabad city crime branch to investigate the loot of diamonds worth Rs 20 crore from a crowded road in Katargam late on Wednesday.
Total 14 cops from Ahmedabad crime branch and ATS reached the city early on Thursday. They immediately joined in the investigation and helped Surat DCB with their technical expertise. Despite recovery of closed circuit television (CCTV) footages from several sources, Surat cops are yet to get any concrete clue.
Investigations revealed that the robbers had fired two rounds on a car in which victim Vijay Miyani, an employee of Glow Star Diamond, had arrived with two other colleagues to deposit the diamonds in Katargam Safe Deposit Vault. Police believe that while escaping, the robbers fired two rounds on the car’s tyre to make it dysfunctional, but missed it.
According to the police, they are investigating the type of stun gun used to attack Vijay, who suffered a cut near his right eye and started bleeding. His colleague’s leg got swollen due to the injury and was unable to walk.
“Police are working on various theories, but as of now no concrete lead has been found in the case. Police are recovering CCTV footages and other data related to the loot,” city police commissioner Satish Sharma said.
“Surat police has pulled all resources to investigate the case as part of which the teams from outside have joined in the investigation,” Sharma added.
Surat police chief Satish Sharma (extreme right) investigating at the crime scene on Thursday
