Jewellery worth several lakhs stolen from shop in city

PATNA: Gold and silver ornaments worth several lakhs were stolen from a jewellery shop located on Bhoothnath Road under the Agamkuan police station area in Patna City on the wee hours of Thursday.

Ironically, the theft took place when there is deployment of forces on roads due to the upcoming polls.

Police sources said that jewellery and other items of precious metals worth Rs 15 lakh have been stolen. However, police are awaiting a written complaint from the shopowner. Agamkuan police station SHO Abhijeet Kumar said that the shop is owned by one Murari Kumar. “The shop is located on the ground floor of a building where other shops are also located but no other shop was targeted,” he said.

The SHO said that investigations are on and police are trying to ascertain the identity of the thieves with the help of CCTV footages.