New Delhi:
In what looked like scenes from a heist movie, twenty masked men broke into a jewelry store based in Pune, USA, and emptied it.
CCTV cameras at the PNG Jewelers store in Sunnyvale, California, show the thieves, all masked and some wearing hoodies, running into the store after breaking the glass doors. Images of the robbery were widely shared on social media.
A lone security guard was easily overpowered.
Once inside, the thieves are seen spreading throughout the store and breaking all the tables where the jewelry is kept.
Each table seemed to have a pre-designated thief as they broke the glass and placed the loot inside their backpacks.
The entire act lasted less than three minutes, according to CCTV footage. Their method indicated that they were familiar with the location’s layout, as they may have inspected the store closely before launching the hit, according to local media.
Raw video: robbery and robbery at Bay Area jewelry store.
Shocking video of a robbery involving hammers and tools at Sunnyvale’s PNG Jewelers USA. Police say they have made five arrests and are looking for more suspects. pic.twitter.com/VauMk16Vge
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Five suspects were arrested, local media said.
The Pune-based jeweler on its website says that from a single store in a small town to a chain of stores with a global presence, the group is named after late businessman Purshottam Narayan Gadgil.
PNG Jewelers has 35 stores in India, the US and Dubai, it says on its website.
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