India, Oct. 19 -- Panic gripped the iconic Louvre museum in Paris after an alleged robbery, which led to panic and prompted evacuation at the museum premises.

France's culture minister Rachida Dati confirmed the incident and said the theft took place at the museum, at the heart of Paris, on Sunday.

"A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum," Rachida Dati said in a post on X. The French interior ministry later confirmed that the jewellery was stolen during the robbery at Louvre.

The heist took place in the Galerie d'Apollon, a vaulted hall in the Denon wing that displays part of the French Crown Jewels beneath a ceiling painted by King Louis XIV's court artist, the ministry said.

The thieves reportedly ente...