After lockdown woes, jeweller robbed of Rs 1 crore ornaments in Chikkamagaluru city

CHIKKAMAGALURU: A jeweller in Chikkamagaluru city lost gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 1 crore when burglars broke into his house and fled with the loot.
Suresh, who owns Swarnanjali Jewellers located on MG Road in the city, had shut his shop after incurring huge debts during the nationwide lockdown. He is in the process of converting it into a commercial complex and had kept the ornaments at home.
Last week, he and his family had gone to Hassan to get his daughter married and when they returned on Tuesday this week, they found their house had been broken into and jewellery worth more than Rs 1 crore missing.Suresh immediately filed a complaint with Chikkamagaluru SP Hakay Akshay Machhindra and a case was registered at Chikkamagaluru city police station.
Machhindra visited Suresh’s house on Thursday evening and inspected the premises. “The thieves seem to have kept a close watch on the house,” the SP told reporters. “They got in to the compound through a huge drain flowing behind the house to avoid CCTV cameras and entered through a rear door. The house owner says 3kg gold and silver items are missing. The incident happened last week.”
A special team has been formed to investigate the case.