India News | Chhattisgarh Jewellery Shop Looted of Ornaments, Cash Totaling Rs 80 Lakh

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

Also Read | Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Cook Beats Customer to Death After Fight Over Serving Burnt Chapati at Dhaba in Sambhal.

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.

Also Read | Punjab: Man Held for Allegedly Stealing Over Rs 6 Lakh, Jewellery from Doctor’s House in Chandigarh.

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.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)