ANANTAPUR: In a serious heist totalling Rs 1.5 crore, about 2.50 kg gold jewelry, 25 kgs of silver ornaments and Rs 5 lakh money other than worthwhile diamonds have been looted from a jewelry showroom at Sharaf Bazar in Adoni city within the early hours of Saturday.
The burglars used crimson chilli powder to flee getting tracked by sniffer canines.
In accordance with Vakar Ahmed, proprietor of the showroom, on opening the store on Saturday morning, he seen the shutters have been damaged open and the complete gold and silver was lacking. The burglars additionally took away the pc, laptop computer and destroyed CC cameras earlier than making their escape.
Adoni one city CI Vikram Simha together with a clues staff rushed to the spot to gather CCTV footage from the encompassing areas. Sharaf Bazar is residence to a number of gold and silver jewelry showrooms within the city.
Police suspect the involvement of an inter-state gang. Other than launching a manhunt to trace the burglars, they’ve sounded an alert within the surrounding districts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana State and Karnataka.
