1.5kg gold robbed from jewellery shop on Jammu outskirts

JAMMU: Two robbers with sharp-edged weapons broke into a jewellery shop in the posh Greater Kailash area on Jammu’s outskirts and decamped with 1.5kg gold items worth crores on Saturday.

Around 2pm, the armed duo wearing helmets walked into Anand Jewellers near Fountain Chowk. One of the robbers held the only woman employee in the store hostage while the other gathered all the valuables in a bag. Both accused then fled the spot on a two-wheeler, police said.

The store owner was not at the scene when the robbery occurred.