Chandigarh, July 25 -- Three years after a labourer cycling to work lost his wallet to two motorcycle-borne snatchers in Sector 48, a sessions court awarded five-year rigorous imprisonment to one of the accused.

The other accused, a juvenile in conflict with law, had earlier been proceeded against separately before a Juvenile Justice Board.

The case dates to August 22, 2023, when complainant Hari Pal, a labourer, was cycling to work. When he reached near the Motor Market in Sector 48, two men on a motorcycle intercepted him and the pillion rider snatched his wallet containing Rs.50 and Aadhaar card. The rider also tried to snatch his mobile phone but failed. As Pal raised the alarm, some passersby intervened and caught the pillion rider...