Chandigarh, April 19 -- A local court on Friday sentenced two men to five years of rigorous imprisonment in a mobile phone snatching case registered at Manimajra police station in 2022. The order on sentence was pronounced on Friday, by additional sessions judge Ashwani Kumar in State vs Rahul Kumar & Ankit, following their conviction on April 15, 2026.

The accused, Rahul Kumar and Ankit, were convicted under Sections 379-A and 34 of the Indian Penal Code for committing snatching in furtherance of common intention. Ankit was also convicted under Section 411 IPC for possession of stolen property.

According to the prosecution, the case arose from FIR No. 117 dated September 19, 2022, involving the snatching of a mobile phone belonging to ...