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Two Armed Robberies Hit Mumbai: Gold Courier Looted in Sewri, Shopkeeper Attacked in Ghatkopar

Police are tracking suspects across both cases through CCTV review and Crime Branch inquiries.

Overview

  • Two bike-borne assailants in Sewri robbed delivery staff of 2,067.143 grams of hallmarked gold valued at about ₹2.29 crore after forcing their motorcycle to stop and pointing a pistol.
  • RAK Marg police registered an FIR in the Sewri case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 309 (robbery) and 126 (wrongful restraint) and Arms Act sections 3 and 25, with CCTV analysis underway.
  • Hours later in Ghatkopar (West), two men carrying a gun and a chopper entered Darshan Jewellers and injured the owner on the neck when he tried to stop them.
  • The value of items taken from the Ghatkopar shop remains unclear as the injured complainant is hospitalized, and police say a possible third suspect acted as a lookout.
  • Investigators report that locals chased the Ghatkopar suspects, causing some trays to be dropped, and that officers are searching for multiple accused with no arrests announced.