PETALING JAYA: Two men pulled off a brazen heist, fleeing with about RM1.1 million worth of jewelleries from a goldsmith shop in Kota Damansara Giant Thursday morning.
The duo carted away seven trays of jewellery and escaped in a car, all in less than five minutes.
Both men, masked and armed with parang, had barged into the shop at around 10.30am.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zani Che Din said police were alerted at 10.51am.
"Initial investigation showed that four workers including the security guard were preparing to open premises when the men barged in.
"One of them brandished a parang, aimed it at the security guard, and took away his gun.
"The other went out to the booth, located in front of the premises, and cleaned out seven trays of jewellery from the unlocked display panel," Zani said when met at the scene.
He added that the men then fled the scene in a white Nissan Almera parked near the hypermarket entrance.
Police found the security guard's weapon in the shopping mall's compound and are retrieving the closed-circuit television footage around the vicinity to trace the men.
The case is being investigated under Section 395/397 of the Penal Code for gang robbery.
Over in GEORGE TOWN, another two men also robbed a jewellery shop and escaped with RM15,000 of jewellery at Lebuh Buckingham.
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Anuar Omar said that the incident happened at about 11.30am when two men came in a motorcycle and stormed into the shop.
A scuffle ensued when three workers at the shop tried to stop the duo from escaping the scene. One of the workers was punched and suffered bruises.
"The shop is not equipped with CCTVs but we will retrieve footages from nearby shops to identify the suspects.
"Estimated loss suffered by the shop is around RM15,000," Anuar said in a statement.
The case is being investigated under Section 394 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery.