Chennai, Nov. 12 -- In a major heist, masked robbers decamped with over 30 kg of gold jewelley worth several crores from a newly-opened Tata-owned Tanishq showroom in Madurai.
The incident came to light on Thursday morning when the employees reported for duty.
It was a well-planned heist as the robbers neither broke the shutters nor drilled any holes in the wall. They had entered the premises from the terrace of the showroom building, located on the Madurai bypass road and opened just two weeks back, gained access to the shop by using the lift, and emptied the shelves were various type of jewelleries were kept on display for sale.
The exact quantum of jewellery stolen was being estimated, though reports said there was a stock of about 48...