Jeweller shot at bag with silver ornaments looted in UP's Chandauli

Chandauli (UP), May 28 (PTI) Motorcycle-borne miscreants shot at a jeweller and fled with a bag containing silver ornaments in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district on Thursday night, police said.
     The injured businessman was admitted to a hospital and is stated to be out of danger, they said.
     Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh said Sujeet Seth (45), a resident of Manoharpur village, owns a gold and silver jewellery shop near Manoharpur turn on the Chakia-“Mughalsarai road.
     At around 8 pm on Thursday, Seth was returning home on his motorcycle after closing his shop when three unidentified assailants riding the same motorcycle overtook him and pushed him, Singh said.
     "When the victim fell on the road, one of the miscreants opened fire at him and fled with a bag containing silver," the officer said.
     The bullet hit Seth in the hand, police said.
     Police are scanning CCTV footage from the area to identify the attackers, Singh added.

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