A jewellery store in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli district was burgled in the early hours of Wednesday morning after masked men gained entry into the store by drilling a hole in its wall. The incident took place at Lalitha Jewellery, a three-storeyed building near Chathiram bus Stand in Tiruchirappalli. Lalitha Jewellers chairman Kiran Kumar said jewellery worth Rs 13 crore was stolen from the store.
“Diamond, Gold and Platinum jewellery worth 13 crore rupees were stolen from the store. I am satisfied with the way the investigation is being carried, the robbers will be caught soon,” Kumar told reporters. CCTV visuals from inside the store showed two masked men entering the ground floor which houses the Gold and Diamond’s section.
The theft had happened between 2- 3 am in the morning, the police officials told local media. The jewellery store, which was opened five years ago, is located next to a government-aided school. The burglars reportedly reached a wall leading to the west end of the store through the school building, which was shut on account of quarterly exam holidays. They drilled a hole in the wall to gain entry, according to local media reports.