A criminal case has been initiated regarding the robbery of a jewelry store in Orsha

September 19, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. A criminal case has been initiated on the fact of the robbery of a jewelry store in Orsha, the official representative of the Investigative Committee Department for the Vitebsk region, Inna Gorbacheva, told a BELTA correspondent. A criminal case has been initiated by the Orsha City Department of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus under Part 3 of Article 207 "Robbery". Currently, an investigative team is working at the scene, and initial investigative actions are being carried out. As reported, the attack on the jewelry store was committed today in Orsha around noon. A man entered the store, closed the door behind him, and hung his own "Closed" sign on it. Threatening with an object resembling a pistol, he forced the saleswomen into a utility room and stole about 200 jewelry items. Then he got behind the wheel of a car and fled. The saleswomen immediately called the police. During the implementation of the "Intercept" plan, employees of the inter-district traffic police department of Orsha stopped a car driven by the suspect. Jewelry items were found in the cabin, the official representative of the Investigative Committee reported the details. The Criminal Code of Belarus provides for punishment for robbery in the form of imprisonment for up to 15 years with confiscation of property. -0-