India, April 16 -- Three robbers, brandishing a toy gun, attacked a jewellery store owner and decamped with gold worth lakhs on Tuesday, police said.

The incident occurred at Shree Jewellers in Raikar Mala near Kalubai Chowk in Dhayari on Sinhagad Road at around 2.30 pm during a power outage.

He said the shop owner, Vishnu Sakharam Dahiwal, and an employee were in the store when a man walked in and asked to see gold chains.

Even as Dahiwal was showing ornaments to the man, two more unidentified persons entered the shop, the official said.

"The trio then pulled out a pistol, which later turned out to be fake, hurled abuses and issued threats before decamping with around 22 tolas (260 gm) of gold ornaments from the shop," he said.

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