Brazen thieves’ new tactic: Buy gold now, pay never
5 gold coins worth Rs8 lakh were stolen by the duo who posed as customers.
Two people on Tuesday walked into a jewellery store in a city and bought gold coins and then walked out. So what's new? You may ask. Well the two did not bother to pay for the gold coins. No they weren't absent-minded customers but the most brazen of thieves.The incident occurred at AB Jewellers in Shivranjani in Ahmedabad.
What is more astonishing is that the crime came to notice later in the day when CCTV footages were viewed. Sources said that the duo including a bald man posed as customers and asked for gold coins which they wanted to buy. The duo was then asked to go to the top floor of the shop to take a look at the coins.
They were shown 5 coins (weighing 500 gm) in a box. They then whisked away the coins without anybody noticing it and coolly walked out of the building. The incident came to light only later in the day when CCTV footages were viewed.
A complaint was then filed by Vijay Soni in connection with the incident.
Sources said that the gold coins were valued at least Rs8 lakh. Police inspector of Satellite police station, MR Gupta said, "CCTV footage shows the bald man asking for the coins and then smartly getting out of the jewellery shop along with his associate." Officials said that the identity of the duo is yet to be confirmed and investigations were on in the matter.