Bikers stop car, snatch bizman’s Rs30 lakh jewellery

Four people on two bikes covering their faces with cloth halted an Innova at Santa Cruz (West) and robbed a Santa Cruz-based businessman of gold jewellery worth Rs30 lakh on Saturday.

Jayveer Singh Chandok, 27, resides in Gururamdas Nivas, Dhanpat Nagar in Santa Cruz (West). He mentioned in his complaint that he removed the ornaments from his bank locker in Bandra on Saturday noon and was returning home.

“When he reached at the Harsansingh Sethi Chowk near his house, four persons came on two motor bikes, overtook his car and stopped him. Two of them then got down from the bike and removed a pistol from their pocket and threatened him,” said senior police inspector Arun Chavan of the Santa Cruz police station. 

“The robber then broke the window glass of the back door and took the bags from the rear seat of the car in which the gold ornaments were kept and fled away from the spot,” added Chavan.

“The robbers covered their faces with a piece of cloth, so the complainant could not see their faces. It seems that the robbers were keeping a watch on the complainant from the bank and it is sure that they were aware of the complainant carrying gold,” said another officer.

“A case has been registered against four unknown persons of robbery and arms act and we will inquire with the bank staff also,” said another officer.