The incident took place at about 1.45 on Tuesday afternoon, when three youths stormed into shop no 20/1207 located on the first floor at Abhishek Market off Ring Road in the Textile Market area. According to the statement by Narendra Champaklal Lakdawala, a resident of Ami Society in Tadwadi area of Rander Road, one of the accused -- all aged between 25 and 30 -- threw chilli powder into his eyes while the others snatched two gold chains worth Rs 15,000 from his neck.