Sangli, Jun 5 (PTI) A gang of robbers looted jewellery and cash worth Rs 14 crore from a shop in Sangli district of western Maharashtra, police said on Monday.

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The incident took around 4 pm on Sunday, when a person posing as a policeman entered the shop in the city area, and immediately after, seven to eight men barged into the establishment, an official said.

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One of the men opened fire from a revolver and threatened the staff at gunpoint, he said.

The accused looted 80 per cent of the gold ornaments and cash from the store and fled in a four-wheeler and a two-wheeler, the official said.

Two vehicles used in the crime were found abandoned near a village on Miraj Road, superintendent of police Basavraj Teli told PTI.

"We have formed nine teams, and intensified the search for the accused," the official said.

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