Video shows gang of hammer-wielding robbers in boiler suits smashed into jeweller's Two robbers smashed the windows of Ashoka Jewellers in Wolverhampton A third thief dressed in black cheered them on as they carried out raid Within 25 second the three robbers escaped with £600 worth of jewellery Robbery took place in the middle of the day at 12.45pm on Tuesday This is the terrifying moment a gang of hammer wielding robbers dressed in boiler suits smashed their way into a jewellers during a raid in broad daylight. CCTV footage shows two hooded men running to the front of the store before unleashing a barrage of blows at the store front in an attempt to break their way in. Behind them a third person wearing a black hooded jacket and black gloves can be seen clapping them in encouragement. Within just 25 seconds the trio of thugs make their escape with £600 worth of jewellery they managed to swipe from the shop window. Raid: Two robbers dressed in blue boiler suits and armed with hammers can be seen on CCTV running towards Ashoka Jewellers in Wolverhampton Violent: The robbers repeatedly smashed the windows of the jewellery store while the owner hid in a back room with a customer The raid was captured by security cameras outside the Ashoka Jewellers in Wolverhampton at around 12.45pm on Tuesday. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the brazen robbery after the balaclava-clad gang escaped with their loot of silver bangles and rings. Store owner Ashock Khurmi, 57, today told how he and a customer were forced to hide in a back room as the men emptied the entire contents of the shop front window display. He said: 'It was a terrible shock, the whole thing was absolutely terrifying. I was talking to a customer at the front desk when I heard a loud bang. I quickly went into the back room with the customer and we locked the door and watched the CCTV screen. Onlooker: A third robber dressed completely in black can be seen on the CCTV footage clapping and cheering on his fellow thieves Attack: The brazen thieves targeted the store in the middle of the day around 12.45pm on Tuesday It was incredible, everything was over in just a few seconds. It makes me feel like closing down for good. 'I couldn't sleep last night because I am worried that this sort of thing could happen again in the future. I feel in constant danger in this area and I am asking myself whether it is worth taking the risk just to try and make a living. I have had this shop since 1989, but the crime has got out of control in the last few years. It has got so bad that I no longer display any of the valuable jewellery in the front window of the shop because I fear that someone will try and steal it. Fleeing the scene: Within 25 seconds the three robbers make their escape with £600 worth of jewellery Targeted: Ashok Khurmi, 57, owner of Ashoka Jewellers, is worried that his store may be robbed again A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: 'Detectives have launched an investigation after a Wolverhampton jewellers was robbed by a group of men wearing boiler suits. The thieves walked up to Ashok Jewellers on Newhampton Road West and smashed the front display cabinet with lump hammers. The men, who also had their faces covered with balaclavas, grabbed silver jewellery from the display and fled in the direction of Hordern Road after the alarm went off and a smokescreen was activated. Detectives are making enquiries into the gang and urge anyone who was in the area this lunchtime to contact Wolverhampton Police by dialling 101. Concerned: Ashok Khurmi has run Ashoka Jewellers since 1989 but says crime in the area has got out of control in recent years