New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): A firing incident took place at a jewellery store in Mukherjee Nagar in the national capital, officials said on Sunday.

According to the Delhi Police, the miscreants came on a motorcycle and fled after firing.

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"They also threw a paper slip demanding a ransom of Rs 1 crore from the jeweller and threatening to kill him if he did not pay the ransom," they added.

More details are awaited.

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Further investigation is underway. (ANI)

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