2020 Robbery Case: Coimbatore Court Sentences Accused to 10 Years of Rigorous Imprisonment

Coimbatore: A man has been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs. 10,000 by the Special Court for Bomb Blast Cases in Coimbatore in connection with a 2020 robbery case registered at D3 Podanur Police Station, while the co-accused in the case was acquitted.

The verdict was delivered on November 11. The case, registered under Sections 452, 392, 394, 397 and 506(II) of the IPC as Crime No. 1828/2020, involved two accused, Shankar alias Sangaiah (A1) and Ahmed Mustafa (A2), who faced trial before the Special Court for Bomb Blast Cases in Coimbatore.

In its verdict, the court found Shankar alias Sangaiah guilty and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 235(2) of the Cr.P.C., along with a fine of Rs. 10,000. Ahmed Mustafa was acquitted of the charges.

The police department stated that Podanur Police Inspector Ashok Kumar and Special Sub-Inspector Viswanatha Babu, attached to the court, had played a dedicated role in the investigation and court proceedings that led to the conviction.