One kg gold ornaments looted from gold making unit in Coimbatore

An unidentified gang barged into a gold manufacturing unit in Kempatti colony and allegedly decamped with gold weighing about one kg after beating up the workers, police said.

The incident occurred in the wee hours of today when a four-member gang entered the workshop and sprinkled chilli powder in the eyes of Nagaraj, who tried to resist them.

The gang fled with nearly one kg of gold and gold ornaments, they said.

Another worker, Saravana Kumar who had gone to buy tea, later returned and informed the owner, who in turn alerted the police.

On receiving information, police reached the spot with finger print experts and sniffer dogs, they said.

Police are trying to acquire the CCTV footage from a nearby building to identify the robbers, they added.