LUCKNOW: Three masked men on a bike
shot at and injured a jeweller before decamping with cash and jewellery worth Rs 12 lakh in
Sitapur on Friday.
Kamal Kishorewas going to his shop with his nephew on a two-wheeler when they were intercepted. “All of them had their faces covered and had pistols. I tried to flee on foot, but couldn’t,” he said.
Kishore was relieved of all valuables at gunpoint.
The men opened fire before leaving and he sustained pellet injuries.
Sitapur SP LR Kumar said an FIR had been registered. “Teams have been formed to crack the case. Surveillance cameras are being examined.”