Jamshedpur, Dec.17: Unidentiied miscreants burgled jewellery worth several lakhs from Alkarim Jewellery shop in Old Purulia Road under Azadnagar Police Station on early hours of Thursday.
The incident came into light when the owner of the shop came to open his shop on Thursday morning. Soon the shop owner informed about the same to the police, which started the investigation. Soon several locals of the area gathered near the shop.
A local said, police petrolling is missing from the area and this is the reason there is increase in thefts in the area. The shopowner informed that around Rs 10 lakh jewellery has been stolen.
Police said that there are forests behind the shop which helped thieves easily carry out dacoity in the shop and escape the scene. Police hs started investigating into the matter.