Jeweler relieved of bag containing Rs 20 lakh

A bag with Rs 20 lakh in cash was stolen in broad daylight in the Saraf Bazaar area here on Thursday, police said. Complainant Bharat Madhukar Pawar, who owns a jewelery shop in Ashok Nagar, told the police that he visited Saraf Bazaar, a wholesale jewelry market, around 5 pm to purchase bullion. He had tied a bag containing Rs 20 lakh to the carrier of his two-wheeler, he said.

A bag with Rs 20 lakh in cash was stolen in broad daylight in the Saraf Bazaar area here on Thursday, police said. Complainant Bharat Madhukar Pawar, who owns a jewelery shop in Ashok Nagar, told the police that he visited Saraf Bazaar, a wholesale jewelry market, around 5 pm to purchase bullion.

He had tied a bag containing Rs 20 lakh to the carrier of his two-wheeler, he said. When he was passing through the Maruti temple area in Saraf Bazaar, some person snatched away the bag and fled, he said in the complaint.

A case of theft was registered with Sarkarwada police station and further probe is on, an official said..