Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Sep 16: Nearly six years after terrorising a migrant worker with an iron rod in a daylight heist, two men have finally run out of legal road.
A local court has sentenced the duo to seven years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 25,000 each in connection with a 2020 armed robbery case registered at the Panambur police station.
According to the official case details, the chilling incident unfolded on the morning of November 16, 2020. At around 7 am, the complainant, Govind Kumar — a native of Asatol village in Bihar's Bagalpur district — was walking to work behind the Deepak Petrol Pump in Panambur along the stretch leading towards the NMPA main administrative office.
Out of nowhere, two miscreants arriving on a scooter intercepted him. Identified as Javid Akhtar alias Akhtar (28), son of Shamsuddin, a resident of Porkodi in Kenjar village, and Thoyid Khadar alias Thoyi (24), son of Anwar, residing at Kasba Bengre, the pair brazenly brandished an iron rod to cow down their victim. They forcibly snatched his mobile phone valued at approximately Rs 5,000 before roaring off into the distance.
Acting swiftly on Kumar's distress complaint, the Panambur police slapped a case under Crime No. 56/2020, invoking Sections 392 and 397 read with Section 34 of the IPC.
Swift probe and eventual trial
Jumping into action, then Panambur police inspector Ajmath Ali tracked down and arrested the accused the very next day on November 17, 2020. Police successfully recovered the stolen property and hauled the suspects before the Hon'ble JMFC-II Court before filing a watertight chargesheet.
The judicial proceedings initially commenced before the 4th Additional District and Sessions Court before being transferred to the Additional District and Sessions Court (FTSC-1), where the trial concluded under Sessions Case No. 84/2021.
Pronouncing the verdict on September 16, Judge Mohan J S found the duo guilty under Section 392 read with Section 34 of the IPC, handing down the 7-year prison term and the Rs 25,000 fine.
Public prosecutor Badrinath Naiyari effectively steered the arguments on behalf of the prosecution, securing the conviction.