GURDASPUR, March 6 -- A jeweller, living in a posh locality here, was robbed of Rs.40 lakh cash, gold worth Rs.3 crore and a car in broad daylight after armed robbers held the family hostage on Thursday morning.

The incident took place at the residence of the jeweller identified as Varun Mahajan at Scheme No 5 of the Improvement Trust located on Jail Road in Gurdaspur town at around 8.30 am when four robbers in Nihang attire barged into the house.

Mahajan said that the robbers first approached his driver, who was washing the cars outside the house, and asked him to call someone from inside the house.

"When the driver went inside, the robbers followed him and forcefully entered the house. As soon as they got inside, the accused pointed ...