70 Seconds, $1.7 Million: CCTV Shows Masked Thugs Looting Jewellery At Indian's Shop In US

California: A dramatic CCTV footage showing a Hollywood-style heist at a jewellery shop owned by an Indian-origin family in Fermonth, California, has been shared by the US Department of Justice. A gang of over two dozen men escaped with $1.7 million (nearly Rs 14 crore) worth of jewellery in a span of just 70 seconds.

The heist took place on June 18, 2025, at Kumar Jewelers, when nearly two dozen masked people wearing dark hoodies arrived in multiple vehicles and rushed into the store in what federal authorities described as a “mob-style takeover”.

Surveillance footage showed several cars pulling up outside the shop before dozens of suspects stormed inside carrying backpacks, picks and hammers. The gang was seen smashing glass display cases with hammers and rapidly stuffing jewellery into bags.

According to court documents cited by US media reports, the store owner later estimated that around 75%-80% of the shop’s inventory was stolen during the robbery.

After looting the shop, the thugs ran back to vehicles parked outside the store and fled in different directions. Authorities later determined that several of the getaway cars had been stolen, making it difficult to immediately trace those involved.

“Officers continued after a Black Acura, which led them on a pursuit through several residential areas in Fremont…During the pursuit, the Black Acura passed other vehicles on the wrong side of the road, ran stop signs at multiple intersections, and reached speeds of approximately 80 miles per hour while veering across lanes,” court documents stated.

Investigators later arrested four suspects in connection with the robbery. Other suspects are still at large.

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