Hyderabad, May 3 (PTI) Four employees of a jewellery showroom in Karimnagar city of Telangana were injured after unidentified men opened fire on them on Sunday and allegedly escaped with gold ornaments, police said.
The value of the stolen articles was being ascertained. CCTV footage showed the robbers fleeing the scene, they said.
Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar, who represents Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency, visited the showroom after the incident.
Later, speaking to reporters, he said five persons entered the jewellery store posing as customers.
Initially, a man went inside the store and asked for 20 gram gold chain and two others also entered saying they wanted to buy gold ornaments. Later two others joined them.
The assailants made the staff kneel down and threatened them with weapons and attempted to rob ornaments. When the employees tried to stop them, they fired at the staff, he said.
Four staff members, including a sales manager were injured in the incident and they were being shifted to Hyderabad, Kumar said.
The assailants spoke in Hindi and Telugu, he said, adding police teams were on the lookout to nab the robbers.
The union minister participated in developmental works near the jewellery store 10 minutes before the incident.