Updated September 14th, 2020 at 13:16 IST

Brazen Aligarh robbers sanitising hands before looting jewellery store shocks netizens

Three masked men entered the shop, got their hands sanitised, suddenly whipped out a gun and robbed a jewellery shop in Aligarh during broad daylight.

Reported by: Gargi Rohatgi
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A jewellery store in Aligarh was looted by three masked men who first sanitised their hands before taking the jewellery. This bizarre incident was recorded in the CCTV cameras of the jewellery store on Friday. CCTV footage of the robbery showed 'COVID-19 protocol' being followed in the robbery:

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In Aligarh, looters' COVID protocols recorded in CCTV

As the Coronavirus cases continue to surge, fear of contracting the virus has spread so much that now even criminals have been strictly adhering to COVID-19 protocols, netizens remarked. In an incident which seems to be straight out of a movie, three masked men casually entered a jewellery store in Aligarh, sanitised their hands, pointed guns at the store workers & customers and then immediately started filling their bags with jewellery. This robbery took place in the broad daylight.

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Netizens react to a robbery at Aligarh's jewellery store 

Looking at the video in which three mask men enter the shop, get their hands sanitised and then suddenly whip out a gun and rob the establishment, some netizens poked fun at the robbery while some expressed concern against the rising crimes in the state. 

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Published September 14th, 2020 at 13:16 IST