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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

$1.7 million jewellery heist in 70 seconds: Masked gang storms Indian-American family’s California store

A smash-and-grab robbery carried out by a large masked crew left a high-end jewellery store in Northern California stripped of most of its merchandise, with thieves escaping with nearly USD 1.7 million worth of gold and diamonds in just over a minute.

The dramatic heist, which took place on June 18, 2025, at Kumar Jewellers in Fremont, was captured on surveillance footage later released by the US Department of Justice.

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