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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DV/CLP)
Mangaluru, Nov 24: In a daring attempt, thieves gained entry into jewellery store at Kadri after drilling a hole into an adjacent saloon. Unfortunately for them, a fuse blow saved the day, or rather, in this case, the night.
The incident was reported at Shilpa Jewellers in Kadri on the morning of Monday November 24. The theft took place during the night.
Sources said that the thieves first broke into an adjoining saloon, and drilled a big hole into the wall that separates it from the jewellery store.
The thieves then break open the safety locker that contained cash and gold in seven shelves.
Unluckily for the thieves, just as they opened the first shelf of the locker, the fuse blew off while trying to use the gas cutter and they could not continue their mission, said the owner of the jewellery store Narayana Achary.
They did however manage to get away with some amount gold. The police said that the exact value of the stolen gold could not be confirmed yet as the locker had got jammed because of the failed attempt. It is however understood that the quantity is far less than what might have been planned by the thieves.
Mangaluru east police arrived at the spot along with a canine squad and fingerprint experts.