India, Oct. 25 -- The Louvre museum in Paris has transferred some of its precious jewellery to the Bank of France, radio RTL reported. This comes after a $102 million heist at the museum last weekend.

The Bank of France is just 500 meters away from the Louvre on the right bank of the River Seine, and holds the country's gold reserves in a massive vault located 27 meters undergound

While the Louvre and Bank of France have not publicly confirmed the transfer, the moving of some precious items from the museum's Apollo gallery was reportedly carried out Friday under secret police escort, RTL said citing unnamed sources.

The Apollo gallery houses French crown jewels.

The thieves stole eight jewellery pieces worth $102 million from the Louv...