A theft of Rs 25 crore took place at a jewellery showroom in the Bhogal area of the national capital, police said on Tuesday (September 26).

According to the police, the incident occurred late night at Umrao Jeweler located in Bhogal area.

The police are scanning the CCTV cameras installed at the showroom and further investigation into the matter is underway.

“It is a big incident of burglary. Investigation is underway, CCTV footage has been accessed,” he said.

Sanjeev Jain, owner of the jewellery shop, said that the when they opened the shop today after closing it on Sunday, they saw that everything was looted.

“We closed the shop on Sunday and when we opened it on Tuesday after an off on Monday, we saw that there was dust in the whole shop and there was a hole in the wall of the strong room… We think they (thieves) have looted everything… There was jewellery worth around Rs 20-25 crores… They entered from the terrace… Everything is damaged including CCTV… An investigation is underway,” he was quoted as saying by news agency