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Thieves stole safe with 70 lakh jewelry in 3 minutes in Kota
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News18•18-10-2026, 09:27
Thieves stole safe with 70 lakh jewelry in 3 minutes in Kota
- •A major theft occurred at Dev Jewelers in Sultanpur town of Kota district, Rajasthan.
- •More than 5 masked miscreants arrived in a Swift car and fled with the entire safe in just 3 minutes.
- •The safe contained gold and silver jewelry and cash ordered for Diwali, valued at around Rs 70 lakh.
- •The thieves turned off street lights and unplugged the CCTV camera before breaking into the shop through the shutter.
- •Traders expressed anger over the major heist happening despite Home Guard deployment at the main intersection.
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The thieves stole an entire safe containing gold and silver jewelry along with cash that had been recently ordered for the Diwali festival. The total estimated value of the stolen goods is around Rs 70 lakh.
More than 5 masked miscreants arrived in a Swift car at around 4:30 am on Sunday, turned off the street lights, broke the shutter lock, unplugged the CCTV camera, and loaded the entire safe into their car within 3 minutes.
The incident came to light when people who came out for the morning prayer procession (Prabhat Pheri) saw the broken lock of the shop and informed the trader.
