Five masked men held staffers of a non-banking financial company in Rajasthan's Udaipur hostage and stole over 20 kilograms of gold jewellery worth Rs.12 crore and Rs.10 lakh in cash at gunpoint on Monday, a police officer said.
Five masked men held staffers of a non-banking financial company in Rajasthan’s Udaipur hostage and stole over 20 kilograms of gold jewellery worth ₹12 crore and ₹10 lakh in cash at gunpoint on Monday, a police officer said.https://t.co/QhlQ0pJmhP
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Police superintendent Vikas Kumar Sharma said that the robbers barged into Manappuram Finance Limited's office in Pratap Nagar in Udaipur and looted the jeweller and cash. He said the exact worth of the looted jewellery is yet to be ascertained but the five are believed to have decamped with over 20 kg gold and Rs.0 lakh in cash.
Police said that they were informed about the loot after the staffers were freed. They were scanning the CCTV footage as part of efforts to nab the accused. The staffers were also being questioned, police said.
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