Hyderabad, May 6 -- Mahabubnagar District Superintendent of Police D Janaki, on Wednesday, May 6, chaired a security awareness programme for gold shop owners and jewellers at the Virat Vishwakarma Cooperative Society office in the town.

The initiative comes just days after an armed gang stormed the PMJ Jewellery showroom in Karimnagar on May 3, firing shots and decamping with gold ornaments in a brazen daylight heist that sent shockwaves across Telangana.

The event was organised jointly with the Bullion Market and Jewellers Association in the backdrop of a surge in crimes targeting jewellery establishments across Telangana.

CCTV, alarms, and active patrolling

Addressing traders, the SP called for the installation of high-quality CCTV ...