Nagpur, Apr 16 (PTI) A 48-year-old jeweller was stabbed multiple times by three men who robbed his two-kg gold ornaments in Pachpaoli area of Nagpur in Maharashtra on Saturday, a police official said.

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The condition of the trader, identified as Ketan Kamdar, is critical.

The incident occurred at 3 pm when Kamdar, who runs gold ornaments making factory, was passing through the Pachpaoli bridge on a two-wheeler. The robbers stopped Kamdar and threw chilli powder in his eyes. The accused then caught hold of Kamdar and stabbed him with sharp-edged weapons, the official said.

As he collapsed in a pool of blood, the robbers sped away on Kamdar's two-wheeler with the bag containing the gold ornaments, he said.

A passer-by dropped Kamdar at his house and his family members rushed him to a hospital. His condition is critical.

Pachpaoli police scanning CCTV footage to identify Kamdar's attackers.

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