Ahmedabad: 7.5kg of gold jewellery snatched in Shahpur

AHMEDABAD: In a major robbery, two employees of a CG Road-based jewellery store lost 7.5kg gold ornaments - roughly worth Rs 4 crore - from near Shahpur metro station on Monday night. Teams of local police and city crime branch started probe based on statements of the employees and CCTV cameras in the area. Check posts were also created to carry out stringent vehicle checking, said senior city police officials.
According to Madhavpura police, Dharmesh and Parag, two employees of the jewellery store were returning from the ornament-making workshop based in Naroda with two bags filled with gold ornaments. The duo was travelling on a scooter and they had kept the bags in the front.
"According to their statements, the vehicle got slowed down near Shahpur metro station near Halim ni Khadki area around 8-8.15pm when two persons came near them on a bike. Both the rider and pillion had worn helmets. Before they could understand anything, the pillion rider swooped down on the bags and snatched it. They then zoomed off in the traffic," said an investigator.
The duo informed their employer after which city police were roped in. Senior officials including additional CP Neeraj Badgujar reached the spot. "It could be an insider job. The bikers might be trailing them for some time. All the CCTVs on the route are being checked. City crime branch officials are also roped in for the probe," said a senior city police official.