AHMEDABAD: Inspired by South Indian action films, a Nikol couple set out to rob a jewellery showroom hoping for blockbuster booty — their plan flopped when the shop’s staff fought like heroes of Amdavad.
Inevitably, the final scene of the couple’s story was heralded by the sirens of police vans.
The couple’s misadventure was played out on Sunday afternoon at a jewellery outlet on the Nikol-Naroda road.
According to Krishnanagar police, Yogita Gohil and her husband Bharat Gohil began their heist protocol but immediately faced fierce resistance from the showroom’s owner Haresh Modi and his staff.
The couple were held in confinement till the cops arrived.
Police officers said that Yogita and Bharat run a tailoring shop in Nikol.
They were reeling from money problems and planned the robbery after watching “some action films from the South”.
The Gohils struck the showroom at around 1.15pm on Sunday, wearing masks and gloves.
Bharat pointed a pistol at Modi and his staff.
Bharat told Modi to follow his instructions while Yogita brandished a knife.
The Gohils ordered Modi to hand over cash and jewellery.
Then Bharat tried to tie Modi’s hands.
But Modi began fighting and three showroom staffers joined the fray and overpowered the couple.
Modi then confined the couple in the shop and called the police control room.
After a while, a team of Krishnanagar police took the couple into their custody.
Inspector Amarsinh Chauhan of Krishnanagar police said that the couple have a five-year-old child.
He said the couple were hit by a financial crisis due to Covid-19, lockdown, and curfews.
He said they decided to attempt a robbery, empowered by the adrenaline rush they experienced from South Indian action films.
The couple have been booked for robbery.
Krishnanagar police have also invoked the provisions of the Arms Act.
Chauhan said it was yet to be determined how the couple got the weapon.