Jewellery Store Looted at Gunpoint in Delhi, Rs 50,000 Cash and Mobile Phones Stolen

New Delhi: A daylight robbery took place at a jewellery store in Karawal Nagar, police said on Saturday. 

According to police, a PCR call was received regarding the robbery in the afternoon, which mentioned that robbers armed with guns came inside the store and stole gold, silver ornaments, cash, and electronics at gunpoint. 

Hanni Verma (33), owner of the shop has registered a complaint with the police in the matter. 

Police said that robbers fled from the scene and efforts are underway to nab them. 

A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, officials said. 

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Meanwhile, the Delhi Police arrested a 32-year-old key member of the Farooq Adbar gang, involved in multiple ATM robberies across various states on January 29. 

Jahid was traced and apprehended in Gurugram on January 28 following a tip-off. He had been declared a proclaimed offender by a Delhi court after skipping trial proceedings. 

Jahid's criminal record includes over 35 cases across Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Chennai, involving ATM thefts and armed robberies," said the police officer.

According to the police, Jahid specialised in targeting unguarded ATMs, using gas cutters to break in. His gang often disabled security cameras by spraying paint and carried weapons to evade capture. The criminals frequently changed locations to escape the police.