In Ara district, six criminals posing as customers looted jewellery worth Rs 25 crore from a showroom. Bihar Police arrested two suspects following a high-speed chase and gunfight, recovering jewellery worth Rs 15 crore. Items recovered from the suspects include two bags of the loot, two pistols, and a bike.
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