A gang of four thieves reportedly broke into a jewellery shop in Surat, making off with over ₹1.25 crore worth of gold and silver ornaments. The incident occurred on the night of Sept 3 at the shop of Shailesh Soni on Ghod Dod Road.

According to the police, the thieves arrived at the shop in a Maruti Eeco car, entered the premises by breaking the shutters, and stole approximately 10 kg of gold and silver jewellery. To cover their tracks, they also took away the shop’s digital video recorder.

Shailesh Soni (aged 61), who owns a jewellery shop in Surat, received a call at 6 am from a security guard from the shop and informed Shaileshbhai that the locks on his store had been broken. Soni and his son Harsh immediately rushed to the store.

Upon arriving, they found that the shop’s shutter had been raised, the iron grill had been cut, and the lock on the glass door had been broken. They discovered that 3 kg of gold jewellery and 7 kg of silver jewellery valued at approximately ₹5 lakhs, as well as the DVR (Digital Video Recorder) worth ₹2,000, totaling over ₹1.25 crores, were missing.

The crime branch team was dispatched after the control room was notified. During questioning, the security guard stated that around 5:15 am, he was going to the bathroom when he saw four men with goods from the store getting into a parked vehicle on the road and driving away. Although he tried to note down the vehicle number, he was unable to see it clearly.

However, CCTV footage from a nearby shop captured the gang’s entry and exit. The footage shows the thieves carrying large bags filled with stolen jewellery.

Police suspect the involvement of a known person in the crime and are currently investigating the identity of the individuals seen in the CCTV footage. They have also requested bills for the stolen gold and silver from Soni.

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