On Friday, between 5.30 am and 6 am, six unidentified men tried to rob Jai Sarvamangal jewellery shop at Shaam Kamal building located in Vile Parle (E). Ironically, the police chowky is at the corner of the building.

Worse, this is not the first time that shops in the police chowky’s vicinity have been robbed. Four months ago, a nearby shop was robbed by a gang of robbers. On Friday, the robbery took place when the watchman was taking rounds around the society. He saw six men trying to break into the jewellery shop in the society on the ground floor. The thieves threatened him, but he managed to escape and called for help.