New Delhi: An unidentifed person broke into a jewellery store in southeast Delhi's Shaheen Bagh by drilling a hole into an adjacent shop and decamped with ornaments weighing about a kilogram, police said on Saturday. Owner Shadab discovered that his store was broken when he opened it, news agency PTI reported.
Shadab, who has been running the shop since 2002, shared the ordeal with news agency PTI. He said, "I lost about 1 kg of jewellery in the theft. We have provided CCTV footage which shows the suspect. He (thief) entered my shop from an adjacent bakery around midnight with a gas cutter and other equipment in his hands".
"The suspect must have faced no difficulty opening the shutter of the bakery and entering it. Once inside the bakery, he drilled a square hole and entered my shop, then with the gas cutter he melted the lock of the chest and stole the jewellery, PTI quoted shop owner Shadab as saying.
Police have registered a case of theft and formed a team to investigate the matter.
An officer said that the statements of the bakery shop owner and other shopkeepers have also been recorded. The accused used a similar modus operandi as was used in last year's Jangpura break-in, police added.
Earlier in a similar incident in September last year, a gang of thieves broke into a jewellery store in Jangpura by drilling a hole into the wall and fled with ornaments worth over Rs 20 crore.
Authorities believed the culprits had prior knowledge of the shop and knew how to access the strong room. The incident was being treated as a major burglary, reported ANI.
To get into the strongroom of the jewellery shop, the thieves first disconnected the cameras and made a hole into the locker. According to officials, they had meticulously planned the entire heist.