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.