NEW DELHI: Two persons can be seen in the CCTV footage accessed by Delhi police in connection with a major burglary in the Bhogal area of the national capital on Sunday night, said a police source.
However, police are yet to ascertain the exact number and identity of people involved in the crime. Police have identified at least five possible routes through which the burglars could have reached the roof of the building, added the source.
Officials involved in the investigation have collected forensic evidence from all five neighbouring rooftops along with the fingerprints of people living in these houses.
According to the police, thieves decamped with jewellery after creating a hole in the wall of the strong room of a shop in the Bhogal area with the owner stating that it had "jewellery worth around Rs 20-25 crores".
1/7:Jewellery shop looted in Delhi
<p>A jewellery shop in Delhi’s Bhogal area was looted by thieves who decamped with ornaments worth over Rs 20 crore by drilling a hole through the strongroom's wall.</p>
2/7:Incident happened between Sunday night and Monday
<p>Police said that the jewellery store remained closed on Monday and the incident is expected to have occurred between Sunday night and Monday.</p>
3/7:Sanjeev Jain on robbery
<p>"We closed the shop on Sunday and when we opened it on Tuesday after an off on Monday, we saw that there was dust in the whole shop and there was a hole in the wall of the strong room," said owner Sanjeev Jain.</p>
4/7:Robbery worth Rs 20 to 25 crore
<p>There was jewellery worth around Rs 20-25 crore. They entered from the terrace. Everything is damaged including CCTV, added Jain.</p><br />
5/7:Culprits had prior info about the shop: Police
<p>The police sources said the way the burglary had been committed, it appears that the culprits had come to the place earlier to plan their act and knew how to reach the strong room.</p>
6/7:Police probe under way
<p>Delhi Police said it was a 'big incident of burglary' and that they were conducting an investigation.</p>
7/7:CCTV footage being checked
<p>There are many CCTV footage available and our forensic team is checking. The accused will be nabbed soon, the official said.</p>Earlier, Delhi Police said it was a "big incident of burglary" and that they were conducting an investigation.
Sanjeev Jain, owner of the jewellery shop in the Bhogal area which was burgled, told that they closed the shop on Sunday and when they opened it on Tuesday there was a lot of dust in the entire shop. He said the CCTV camera had been damaged.
"We closed the shop on Sunday and when we opened it on Tuesday after an off on Monday, we saw that there was dust in the whole shop and there was a hole in the wall of the strong room... We think they (thieves) have looted everything. There was jewellery worth around Rs 20-25 crore. They entered from the terrace. Everything is damaged including CCTV. An investigation is underway," he said.
The visuals from the spot showed a big hole in the wall along the staircase. Rajesh Deo, DCP South-East, said they had accessed CCTV footage. "It is a big incident of burglary. Investigation underway, CCTV footage accessed," he said.
(With ANI inputs)
