Watch: Bengal Cop Dodges Bullets By 7 Robbers, Stops Rs 4 Crore Jewel Heist

According to Bengal police, two accused have been arrested and others will be tracked down soon

A police officer's bravery helped foil a Rs 4-crore robbery attempt by a seven-member gang at a jewellery shop in West Bengal's Raniganj last week. Visuals captured by a CCTV camera right outside the shop show Sub-Inspector Meghnad Mondal exchanging fire with the robbers from behind an electric pole. West Bengal police, whose narration of the incident in thread on X is as dramatic as the visuals, have said at least 20 rounds were fired in the face-off before the robbers took flight leaving half their loot behind. One of the accused has been arrested and a search is on for the others. স্রেফ একটি বিদ্যুতের খুঁটিকে 'মেঘ' বানিয়ে তার আড়াল থেকে আগাগোড়া লড়ে গেছেন বাস্তবের 'মেঘনাদ', জীবনের বিন্দুমাত্র তোয়াক্কা না করেই। রোমহর্ষক সেই কাহিনি শুনতে চাওয়ার অসংখ্য অনুরোধ আসছে পরিচিতদের কাছ থেকে, আর মেঘনাদ এড়িয়ে যাচ্ছেন অল্প হেসে। ..(১৫/১৬) pic.twitter.com/EyE290gyNW

The incident took place on Sunday afternoon when seven masked robbers, armed with pistols, a machine gun and a rifle barged into the prominent jewellery shop. The shocking entry left the shopowners and customers petrified. In a matter of minutes, the robbers had cornered ornaments worth over Rs 4 crore.

Their escape would have been easy if not for a coincidence. Mr Mondal, officer-in-charge of a police outpost, was in the neighbourhood for some personal work. He was in plain clothes, but was carrying his service revolver. The police officer noticed frenetic movements near the jewellery shop, the frightened faces of the people in the area and smelled a rat.