Three masked men opened fire multiple times and looted jewellery worth more than Rs 11 lakh from a shop in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar area on Sunday night (July 28).
The incident took place at 10 pm on Sunday, in Sector 35 of the Kharghar area in Navi Mumbai. They threatened the store staff and looted gold ornaments. While escaping on a motorcycle, they fired two shots into the air.
Upon being informed, Kharghar police arrived at the scene and are currently investigating. The incident was recorded by the store's CCTV cameras.
"Wearing black clothes and armed with revolvers, the three entered the shop, threatened the staff, assaulted them and looted jewellery worth Rs 11.80 lakh. In three minutes, they shot four to five rounds though no one was injured," the official told news agency PTI.
CCTV Video of the Robbery
A video of the incident, in which the three persons can be seen fleeing from the site of the crime on a motorcycle with people trying to give chase, went viral on social media. A case was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Arms Act for dacoity and other offences, the official said, adding efforts were on to nab the trio.