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Hindustan Times
26-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Ghaziabad: Robbers posed as food delivery execs before fleeing with gold, silver
The Ghaziabad police have registered an FIR for robbery against unidentified suspects in the case where two armed robbers allegedly barged into a jewellery shop in Brij Vihar locality on Thursday afternoon and escaped with 20kg of silver, 125 grams of gold, and ₹20,000 in cash, police said on Friday. Six teams have been deployed to trace the robbers who fled the scene, police added. A screengrab from the jewellery shop's CCTV footage shows the armed robbers committing the robbery while dressed as food delivery persons in Ghaziabad on Thursday. (HT Photo) The incident happened in a span of six minutes at 3.30pm on Thursday when the owner, Krishna Kumar Verma, stepped out of his shop. Two armed robbers wearing helmets, with their faces covered and each wearing a jacket of a different online food delivery company, entered the shop and overpowered Verma's staff, Shubham Kumar, said police. 'We have roped in six teams to investigate the case and to trace two robbers involved in the incident. We are scanning multiple CCTVs in Ghaziabad and Delhi to trace their escape route. It is suspected that they came from Delhi. The number plate of their bike had a fake registration number,' said Shweta Yadav, assistant commissioner of police (ACP) of Sahibabad circle. 'The entire robbery happened in six minutes and it was captured live on CCTVs installed inside the shop. Before leaving the shop, I asked my staff to lock the glass door from inside. Robbers arrived after I left. The two robbers, disguised in the attire of online food delivery persons, knocked at the door and told my staff that they had come to deliver an online order. Initially he refused to open it, but on their insistence he opened the gate,' Verma said. 'They cornered my staff and also slapped him several times when he tried to move. They took out cash and jewelleries and fled on a bike parked outside. The total loss is estimated to be of is estimated to be around ₹30-35 lakh, and I have mentioned the details in the complaint given to the police,' said Verma. Police said that the two robbers were armed and threatened to shoot Verma's staff if he resisted. Police said they checked CCTVs in the neighbourhood which corroborated Verma's version of events regarding the fact that he stepped out of his shop. Based on the complaint, the police registered an FIR under BNS Section 309(4) (robbery) at Link Road police station late Thursday night. Police said that a case was registered against Verma in 2022 in which he was sent to jail for allegedly purchasing some stolen items. However, that case is not related to the current robbery, police said.
India Today
25-07-2025
- India Today
Armed robbers disguised as Blinkit, Swiggy agents loot UP jewellery store
When two delivery personnel walked in to Mansi Jewellers in Ghaziabad on Friday, it seemed to the unsuspecting employees that they had come to hand over a parcel. Until, the duo took out their guns. The employees realised they were robbers in incident, which was caught on CCTV, happened in Ghaziabad's Bridge Vihar colony. The footage showed the two men arriving at the store on motorcycles wearing helmets. advertisementThe duo, dressed as delivery agents of Blinkit and Swiggy, entered the jewellery shop, threatened the staff at gunpoint and looted 20 kg of silver, 125 gm gold, and Rs 20,000 in cash before pulling off a Houdini. The robbers, who are yet to be arrested, also assaulted one of the employees before carrying out the brazen shop is owned by one Krishna Kumar Verma. A relative of the jeweller said the owner of the store had briefly stepped out to use a nearby restroom when the robbers, who had been surveying the area for some time, carried out the police reached the location shortly after being alerted to the incident and started an Police Commissioner J Ravinder Goud, along with senior officials, including the DCP of Trans Hindon zone, also visited the are analysing the CCTV footage to identify the robbers and assured that they will be arrested soon.- EndsMust Watch
Indian Express
25-07-2025
- Indian Express
Thieves disguised as Swiggy, Blinkit delivery agents rob Ghaziabad jewellery store in 6 minutes: ‘Collab no one saw coming'
In a shocking incident caught on CCTV, a jewellery store in Ghaziabad was looted by two men disguised as delivery partners. Wearing Blinkit and Swiggy uniforms, the robbers took valuables worth thousands in a swift, six-minute heist. The video, shared by ANI, shows a lone employee at the store as the two imposters calmly fill their bags with jewellery. Dressed to avoid suspicion, they waste no time collecting the loot and fleeing the scene. Moments later, the employee is seen rushing out to raise the alarm. According to a Times of India report, the robbery took place while the store's owner, Krishna Kumar Verma, was out for lunch. The only person present at the time was an employee named Shubham, who immediately alerted Verma once the assailants escaped. #WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | Thieves disguised as delivery boys execute a robbery at a jewellery store in Ghaziabad. CCTV visuals of the crime. (24.07) Visuals Source: Police — ANI (@ANI) July 25, 2025 'A plaintiff gave information that two unknown people on a bike entered his jewellery shop and robbed 20 kg of silver and 25 g of gold at gunpoint… Police inspected the incident spot and 6 teams were sent for investigation,' Trans Hindon DCP Nimish Patil told ANI. 'A case is being registered and further action is underway,' he added. Meanwhile, ACP Shweta Yadav of Sahibabad told TOI that authorities are also examining whether Shubham played a role in the robbery. 'We are also probing the possible involvement of the employee who was present during the incident,' she said. The police investigation is ongoing, with multiple teams deployed to trace the culprits and recover the stolen items. Netizens also reacted to the video in the comments. A user said, 'This isn't a robbery. Someone had ordered jewelry, and they are rushing to pack and deliver it within 10 minutes! Understand the pressure they are in.' Another user wrote, 'Swiggy and Blinkit Collab in this manner! Man, I have seen everything in life.' A third person wrote, 'I think they will be going back in rapido in their oyo and order snacks from zepto.' A fourth individual sarcastically wrote, 'They actually did everything in less than 10 minutes ,robbed & delivered to themselves.'
