IMPHAL, April 19: In a shocking incident on Friday evening, a gang of masked robbers looted gold ornaments worth Rs 3 crore at gunpoint from a jewellery shop near Konung Mamang, under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East district, an official said on Saturday.
The robbery occurred 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 for the day.
According to the police, two masked gunmen targeted the couple as they were loading valuables into their car. The robbers snatched a bag containing the ornaments from Dhanapati while she was attempting to place it in the backseat. The duo, who arrived on a two-wheeler, fled the scene immediately after committing the crime, the complaint stated.
Following the incident, the shop owner lodged a written complaint at the Porompat Police Station. A case has been registered, and authorities are in the process of collecting CCTV footage from the area to aid their investigation, the official confirmed.
