Three men stab watchman, rob Rs.48l-worth gold from workshop
Mumbai, Oct. 24 -- Three men posing as delivery agents allegedly robbed 400 grams of gold ornaments worth Rs.48 lakh from a jewellery-making unit in Sewri after stabbing the watchman on Tuesday night.
According to the police, the incident took place in shop number 223 in Busa Industrial Estate at 10.15 pm on Tuesday, when Rohit Kumar Sharma, 20, the security guard on duty, was alone in the jewellery-making unti after Diwali pooja.
The police said that the owner, Pradeep Sharma, had visited the unit earlier that evening for the pooja, offered 400 grams of gold ornaments in the ritual and left the ornaments in the pooja table's drawer before leaving.
"Three men arrived at the industrial unit claiming to be delivering a parcel. They knocked on the door, requesting Rohit to collect the parcel. When he opened the door, one of the three men allegedly attacked him with a knife, stabbing him in the right thigh. The trio then entered the unit, took the 400 grams gold ornaments from the pooja table's drawer and fled with them," said a police officer.
Rohit, who was severely injured, managed to reach the entrance of the unit and seek help. Some workers from the nearby units noticed him and rushed him to KEM Hospital.
After undergoing treatment, Rohit and the owner of the jewellery-making unit, Pradeep, approached the RAK Marg police station.
Subsequently, based on their complaint, the police registered a case against the three assailants under Sections 309 (robbery), 331 (house-trespass or house-breaking), and 333 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with relevant sections of the Indian Arms Act.
Following this, the police reviewed the CCTV footage of the unit and the nearby premises, and identified the three accused, after which a manhunt was launched for them....
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