11.5 kg gold stolen from chit fund firm

In a major robbery, around 11.5 kg gold and Rs 6 lakh in cash were stolen from the lockers of a chit fund company office in Madhira town in the early hours of Friday. 

According to sources, masked miscreants gained entry into the office by removing the window grills, broke open two lockers and decamped with the huge quantity of gold and cash all worth about Rs 3.50 crore.