Gun-wielding robbers’ bid to loot Kutch jewellery foiled; one of four accused injured, arrested

While one accused ran away, two others fought with the father and son and the third was looting the shop. One of the accused also fired his weapon several times into the air outside the shop. As people began gathering, the other two accused also fled the scene, leaving behind one accused who was filling the bag with jewellery inside the shop. When he came out with the bag filled with jewellery, Vishal tackled him, throwing both through the front glass panel of the shop, causing injuries to himself and the accused, identified later as Pankaj Sharma. Other shopkeepers caught hold of Sharma and handed him over to the police later.

Sharma and the other three men were booked under BNS sections for voluntarily causing hurt while trying to commit armed robbery, attempt to commit armed robbery while holding deadly weapon and house trespass prepared for causing hurt; apart from sections of the Arms Act and the Gujarat Police Act.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Gautam Vivekanandan of Mundra Division of Kutch (West) Police said, “While one person was arrested on the spot, the other three accused managed to escape. Pankaj Sharma, who was arrested, has been admitted to a hospital for treatment. We are trying to trace the other three accused. We are checking the CCTV footage and several teams have been deployed to apprehend them.”