A police official said earlier that the jewels were worth about $ 53 million . The jewelry was found in a safe deposit box at an office building on the outskirts of New Delhi and is believed to have been stolen from a jewellery store there last year. The robber , whose face was covered by a hat and a scarf , had a semiautomatic pistol and threatened to shoot the exhibitors and guests , Vique said . Sunday 's heist happened at a jewelry exhibition at the Carlton Hotel .
A police official said earlier that the jewels were worth about $ 53 million . The jewelry was found in a safe deposit box at an office building on the outskirts of New Delhi and is believed to have been stolen from a jewellery store there last year. Sunday 's heist happened at a jewelry exhibition at the Carlton Hotel .