Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Sep 27: In a shocking incident, a staff member of a jewellery shop in Hampankatta was abducted and robbed of a gold bar worth Rs 1.5 crore on Friday, September 26.
The incident occurred when Mustafa, an office staffer of the jewellery store, was on his way to a jeweller’s workshop at Rathabeedi to get the gold bar refined into pure gold. He was reportedly transporting 1,650 grams of gold on a scooter when he was intercepted by a gang.
Mangaluru North police station (file photo)
Around six unidentified men arrived in a car and on a scooter, abducted Mustafa, and drove him around different locations in the city. The gang later abandoned him near Ekkur and fled with the gold bar.
A case has been registered at the Mangaluru North police station, and investigations are underway to trace the culprits involved in the daring daylight robbery.