There was a stir in the market due to the robbery incident that took place in broad daylight on Saturday (14 March) morning in Shivganj town of Sirohi. Two miscreants riding a bike snatched a bag full of gold, silver and cash from the 80-year-old jeweler and fled from the spot. After the incident, an atmosphere of panic has arisen in the area. As soon as the information was received, the police reached the spot and started searching for the accused by scanning the footage of CCTV cameras installed nearby.
Jeweler was going to open shop
According to the information, 80-year-old Himmatmal Soni, resident of Shivganj, had left home at around 11 am on Saturday morning to open his jewelery shop. He had a bag in his hand, which contained about 4 kg. Silvergold jewellery, about Rs 15 thousand in cash and some important documents were kept.
As soon as he reached near his shop, suddenly two youths riding a bike came there and pounced on him and snatched the bag from his hand.
According to eyewitnesses, the miscreants carried out the entire incident within a few seconds. Before the jeweler could understand anything or the people nearby could come forward to help, both the accused quickly fled from the spot on a bike.
Jeweler Himmatmal Soni became very nervous after the incident and informed the people nearby. Within no time a crowd of people gathered in the market.
Police reached the spot, investigation started
As soon as information about the robbery was received, Shivganj police station reached the spot and took stock of the incident. The police took information about the entire incident from the victim jeweler and also interrogated the shopkeepers and people present nearby.
Seeing the seriousness of the matter, DSP Pushpendra Verma also reached the spot. He instructed the police officers to identify and arrest the accused as soon as possible.
Search based on CCTV footage
Police are now examining the footage of CCTV cameras installed at the scene and nearby. Initial investigation has revealed that after committing the crime, both the accused ran towards the raw river of Jawai river and fled from there in the direction of Sumerpur. Police have increased surveillance on possible routes and suspicious people are also being interrogated.
anger among traders
There is a lot of anger among the traders of Shivganj after this incident which happened in broad daylight. Especially the traders associated with jewelery business have demanded immediate action from the police. Traders say that security arrangements should be strengthened in the market area, so that such incidents do not happen again.
After this robbery, the police have formed a special team to search for the accused. The team is raiding different places and efforts are being made to reach the miscreants on the basis of technical evidence.
Police officials say that soon the accused will be identified and arrested. At present the police is investigating this matter from every angle.