Masked dacoits attacked a jeweller identified as Milan Soni in Mundhwa in broad daylight on Wednesday. His shop was identified as Hari Krushna Jewellers. The police saw five masked dacoits while inspecting closed cir the cuit television (CCTV) footage of the shop. While Soni sustained a deep gash on his left shoulder, among other minor injuries, nothing was stolen from the shop. Senior police inspector Anil Patrudkar along with other officials of the Mundhwa police station visited the spot. There was a middle-aged female customer in the shop when the dacoits wearing masks on their faces entered the shop. The complainant said that the dacoits had weapons like sickles and a gun and tried to pull the shutter down. The female customer who was in the shop raised her voice and asked them to let her leave. According to the police, when the fujitives turned to let her leave the crammed space of the shop floor, the complainant jumped across from the counter and onto the dacoits. He also managed to push one of the motorbikes on which they had arrived, according to the complaint in the matter. One of the motorbikes, they arrived on was a black coloured Yamaha. A case under Sections 395 (punishment for dacoity), 397 (robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt), 506(2) (criminal intimidation), 427 (mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees), of Indian penal code and Section 4(25) of the Arms Act was registered at the Mundhwa police station. Police sub-inspector S Gawali is investigating the case.