Imphal: A gang of masked robbers on Friday looted gold ornaments worth Rs 3 crores at gunpoint from a jewellery shop near the Konung Mamang under the Porompat police station in Imphal East district, said an official on Saturday.
According to the official, the incident took place around 6:30 p.m., shortly after the owners of Dhanapati Jewellery, Laipubam Dhanapati (47) and her husband Bachaspatimayum Rama, had shut the store and were preparing to leave.
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Following the incident, the owner of the jewellery shop filed a written complaint at the Porompat Police station.
It stated that two masked gunmen snatched a bag containing the ornaments from Dhanapati while she was trying to place it in the backseat of the car. The two robbers who came on a two-wheeler sped away on their vehicle after committing the crime, the complaint noted.
The police have registered a case and are collecting CCTV footage in the area for further investigations, the official added.
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