Gurugram, Mar 7 (PTI) A local court here sentenced two men to 10 years of imprisonment in a 2021 snatching-related case on Friday, police said.

The court of additional session judge Sunil Kumar Diwan also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 each on the convicts, they said.

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The incident occurred on August 24, 2021, when the convicts snatched a mobile on the Delhi-Gurugram expressway.

The accused were in an auto-rickshaw. When the victim sat in the vehicle, they snatched his mobile phone, threw him from the auto and ran it over his legs, police said.

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Based on the victim's complaint an FIR was registered. The accused, Pawan and Dinesh, were arrested a few days after the incident, police said.

Following the arrest, the police collected all the necessary evidence and witnesses. A charge sheet was filed in the court, police added.

"The court of additional session judge Sunil Kumar Diwan sentenced both the accused to 10 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on each", said the spokesperson of Gurugram police.

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