Raipur, Oct 3 (PTI) A jewellery shop was looted of ornaments worth Rs 80 lakh in Raipur in Chhattisgarh, police said on Sunday.

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The shop in Shukrawari Bazaar was broken into in the intervening night of October 2-3 and 56 kilograms of silver, 1.8 kilograms of gold, 13.800 grams of old gold ornaments and R 1.16 lakh cash were stolen, said Gudhiyari police station SHO Vineet Dubey.

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The theft came to light on Sunday morning when the owner opened the shop, he said, adding that CCTV footage from the vicinity was being checked to crack the case.

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