Sanjay's Jewellery Store on Sheriff Street, Georgetown, was robbed yesterday morning by three bandits who made off with $15,000 in cash and a substantial amount of jewels.

The rifled showcases after the robbery yesterday at Sanjay's Jewellery Store.

Owner Sanjay Persaud told the Guyana Chronicle that about 8:30 h three men entered the store under the pretext of making a purchase and held up three female employees.

He said staff members were in the process of arranging the jewels in the showcases when the bandits struck.

Mr Persaud said that every day at the close of business jewellery is removed from the showcases and stored in a safe.

It was when the jewellery was being put on display in the showcases that the bandits struck.

The robbers were armed with two guns and a cutlass and ordered the employees to hand over the jewellery.

One employee who hesitated was struck on the arm by the robber with the cutlass.

The robbers, with their booty in a bag, ran into a car waiting some distant from the store and drove away.

The employees were still in a state of shock when the Guyana Chronicle visited, while several colleagues had gathered discussing the robbery.

Sunday, June 10, 2007