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Jeweler Bludgeoned to Death in Baranagar Shop Robbery
4 Oct, 2025
Summary
- 66-year-old jeweler killed in his shop during business hours
- Assailants posed as customers, sprayed chili powder, and disconnected CCTV
- Robbers escaped with gold after the attack
According to the news, on October 4, 2025, a 66-year-old jeweler named Shankar Jana was murdered in his shop, Saraswati Chain and Ornaments, located in the jewelry hub of Baranagar, Kolkata. The incident occurred around 3 PM, during regular business hours.
The police report indicates that a group of around five or six individuals, posing as customers, entered the shop and carried out the attack. They first sprayed chili powder, disconnected or covered the CCTV cameras, and then assaulted Shankar Jana, bludgeoning him to death. The robbers then made off with an unspecified amount of gold, pulling down the shop's shutter by 3:30 PM.
Shankar Jana's son, Sukanta, who lives in Delhi, first noticed the CCTV cameras going offline on his mobile and alerted the family and other shop owners in the area. They rushed to the spot and found Shankar lying in a pool of blood, his hands and mouth tied. Senior police officials, including the Barrackpore police commissioner, arrived at the scene, and a sniffer dog squad was deployed to aid the investigation.
The incident has sent shockwaves through the local jewelry community, reminding them of a similar armed robbery in May 2023 when the owner of Singha Jewellery House in Barrackpore was shot dead while resisting a robbery attempt.
