Vijayapura, 26 Jan

Two masked men allegedly fled with gold ornaments after threatening the staff at a jewellery shop at gunpoint in a village in Vijayapura district on Monday, police said.

The incident occurred in Halasangi village of Chadchana taluk, they said.

The men, who had covered their faces with monkey caps and were wearing helmets, entered the shop, threatened the staff with a pistol and decamped with gold ornaments, police said.

According to police, after committing the robbery, the duo fled the spot on a motorcycle. The entire incident was captured on the shop's CCTV cameras.

Police visited the spot and carried out an inspection. While the exact quantity of the stolen gold is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that over 100 grams of the precious metal may have been looted.