Delhi jewellery shop loot: Chhattisgarh Police detained two

Two persons have been detained in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur in connection with a Rs 20-crore robbery from a jewellery shop in Delhi's Bhogal area, officials said on Friday.According to a senior police officer, interrogation of the accused persons is underway.At least three unidentified people were involved in the burglary, one of the biggest in the national capital.According to Bilaspur SP, Santosh Singh, Rs 12.50 lakh in cash and over 18kg of gold and diamonds have been seized from an accused.

#WATCH | Bhogal jewellery shop theft | Two persons have been detained in the case, from Chhattisgarh. Their interrogation is underway.

Rs 12.50 lakh in cash and over 18kg of gold and diamonds have been seized from one of the accused, in Durg.

(Visuals from Durg, Chhattisgarh) pic.twitter.com/vXqClRo1uU

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At least three people barged into a jewellery shop in Delhi's Bhogal area and looted gold and cash worth Rs 25 crore on Sunday. The robbers have also damaged the CCTV cameras installed inside the jewellery shop prior to entering the shop. The owner of Umrao Singh Jewellers, situated in Bhogal, closed the shop on Sunday around 8 pm and when he opened it on Tuesday around 10.30 am, he got to know about the incident. The shop remains closed on Monday.

Bhogal jewellery shop theft | Two persons detained from Chhattisgarh, their interrogation is underway, says Delhi Police.

(The person in the middle is one of the accused arrested) pic.twitter.com/87zZmrFETz

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This is one of the biggest robberies reported the national capital.The accused people broke into the shop, made a hole in a strong room and decamped with ornaments worth more than Rs 25 crore as well as Rs 5 lakh in cash.