Burglars take away fake gold, leave mobile behind

Ludhiana: Two men broke into a jewellery shop on Tajpur Road early Sunday morning, stealing silver and artificial gold ornaments. The thieves used an iron rod to lift the shop’s shutter partially and sneak inside. The shopkeeper, however, noted that they had left behind a mobile phone at the scene.
Around 4 am, a nearby shopkeeper noticed the broken shutter and alerted the jeweller, Manish Kumar, who rushed to his shop and found it ransacked. CCTV footage from the shop had captured the entire incident. Kumar said he had locked the shop and left around 9.30 pm on Saturday. When he arrived after receiving the call, he found the glass counters broken and silver ornaments worth Rs 25,000 missing, along with some imitation gold jewellery, which the thieves likely mistook for real gold. He added that they didn’t steal any actual gold, as he takes it home every night. The CCTV footage showed the suspects using a phone’s flashlight during the theft, and one of them left the device at the scene. Police are reviewing the CCTV footage to identify the suspects for tracking. TNN