Delhi jewellery heist: 2 accused arrested from Chhattisgarh for Rs 25 crore loot

Two people have been detained in Chhattisgarh in connection with a Rs 25-crore robbery from a jewellery shop in Delhi, officials said on Friday.

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

The 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.

The accused people broke into the shop, made a hole in a strong room and decamped with ornaments worth more than Rs 20 crore as well as Rs 5 lakh in cash earlier this week.

The shop, Umrao Singh Jewellers, in south Delhi's Bhogal, had several CCTV cameras but they were damaged around Sunday midnight, police said. The owner 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.

(with PTI inputs)