Kapurthala, June 9 -- Unidentified miscreants looted a jewellery shop in Sarafa Bazaar early on Sunday morning, escaping with gold and silver ornaments worth over Rs.60 lakh.

The robbery took place around 4 am when five armed men held the watchman at gunpoint and broke into the shop.

Ajay Kumar, owner of the shop, told police that the robbers made away with a safe containing approximately 50 tolas (500 grams) of gold and 20 kilograms of silver jewellery. "The estimated cost of the looted jewellery is over Rs.60 lakh.The entire incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed in and around the shop," Kumar said.

Superintendent of police Prabhjot Singh Virk said, "Forensic teams have collected evidence from the scene. We are tracking the ...