madurai an unidentified gang robbed 137 sovereigns of gold jewellery from a pawn shop in tuticorin city on tuesday night police estimate the stolen jewellery is worth around rs 30 lakh central police have launched a search hunt for the dacoits involved in the incident the loot took place at a pawn shop located in the narrow jayaraj street police said that owner thirumani closed the shop as usual in tuesday night and went to his house at palpandinagar the robbery came to light when he returned in the morning to open the shop thirumani alerted the neighbouring shops after finding he found the broken safe police conducted a preliminary investigation with the neighbours and thirumani and later registered a case forensic experts and dog squad were also deployed thirumani was lending money against gold jewelleries and twowheelers police said the robbers looted the jewelleries and decamped from the shop in total 137 sovereigns of gold jewels were looted from the shop they said police investigation revealed that the robbers made a bid at a nearby house also the residents had gone to their relatives house when the incident took place however the robbers had to return empty handed from the house as they did not find any valuables