Unidentified burglars broke into a jewellery shop in Ashwath Nagar, Hennur, early on Wednesday morning and made off with 1.3 kg of gold articles. According to the police, the accused drilled a hole in the wall to gain entry into the shop and ransacked the premises.
“Though there was a CCTV camera installed in the shop, it had not been working for a few days due to technical snags,” a police officer said .
Police suspect that the accused did a recce of the shops for a few days before committing the robbery. “They left a drilling machine and an iron bar behind. The police are checking CCTV footage from in and around the area to identify the accused,” the police officer added.
