Robbers have reportedly looted around 500 bhoris of gold from a jewellery shop at Fortune Shopping Mall in the capital’s Mouchak area early Wednesday.

The incident took place between 3am and 4am at ‘Shampa Jewellers’ on the second floor of the mall, police and the shop owner said.

Assistant Commissioner of DMP’s Ramna Zone, Mazharul Islam, said CCTV footage of the robbery has been collected and an investigation is underway.

Footage shows two members of the gang, wearing burqas, cutting the lock of the shop before fleeing with the gold ornaments, he added.

Shop owner Achinta Kumar Biswas claimed that around 400 bhoris of displayed ornaments, 100 bhoris of mortgaged gold, and Tk 40,000 in cash were looted.

I closed the shop around 9pm as usual. In the morning, around 6:30am, the mall’s security guard informed me about the robbery. When I arrived, everything was gone,” he said.

However, police said the actual amount of gold looted could not yet be confirmed.