India, March 3 -- Chandigarh Nearly six years after, a local court has sentenced three men to rigorous imprisonment (RI) of ten years each for committing dacoity at knifepoint and with a toy pistol.

The additional sessions court judge Sonika held Rajinder alias Dhani, 24, Shubham alias Bambo, 22, and Kashim alias Machhi, 18, guilty under Sections 395 (dacoity) and 397 (robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or (grievous hurt) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Rajinder and Kashim were additionally convicted under Section 411 ( dishonest receiving or retaining of stolen property) of the IPC for retaining stolen property.They have been fined Rs.15,000 each, while Shubham has been fined Rs.10,000.

The incident happened on the night of...