Shop keeper robbed by armed men in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Two unidentified men robbed a shop keeper allegedly at gunpoint in a shop at Bhagyalakshmi Colony in Jeedimetla here late on Friday night. According to the police, the victim who runs a money transfer service was alone in the shop verifying the bills when around 11 pm, two men wearing helmets barged into the […]

Hyderabad: Two unidentified men robbed a shop keeper allegedly at gunpoint in a shop at Bhagyalakshmi Colony in Jeedimetla here late on Friday night.

According to the police, the victim who runs a money transfer service was alone in the shop verifying the bills when around 11 pm, two men wearing helmets barged into the shop, confined and threatened him.

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“Both suspects aged in mid-twenties came on a scooter. While, one stood at the door, another cornered and overpowered the shop keeper. He brandished a pistol and fled with Rs 1.9 lakh cash from the counter and a mobile phone,” police said.

Based on a complaint, the Jeedimetla police booked a case and verified footage from surveillance cameras. “We were able to get some concrete clues and are hoping to nab the supects soon,” officials said.

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