Chandigarh, March 3 -- Nearly six years after a late-evening robbery near Shiv Mandir in Mauli Jagran, 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 January 25, 2020, when complainant Pankaj was walking towards Mauli Jagran after getting off near the railway station. Around 8 pm, near Shiv Mandir, he was intercepted by five youths.One of them allegedly pressed a knife to his stomach while another pointed the toy pistol at his back, warning him not to scream. The assailants robbed him of Rs.600, his purse, PAN card and a mobile phone before fleeing. The FIR was registered at the Mauli Jagran police station. During investigation, police arrested the accused the next day near the railway wall, after the complainant identified them.The court noted that the complainant's purse containing Rs.200 was recovered from Rajinder, the mobile phone from Kashim, and a toy pistol used in the crime from Shubham. PAN card was also recovered. Three other co-accused were initially treated as juveniles; however, medical examination later found one of them to be a major. Proceedings against juveniles are going on separately. Rejecting the defence argument of false implication and faulty investigation, the court observed that minor discrepancies did not shake the core of the prosecution's case. The court observed that the prosecution had established beyond reasonable doubt that the accused, along with others, committed dacoity while armed with deadly weapons....