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4 Snatchers Get 7-Yr Jail for Assaulting Cop in Telangana

Hyderabad: Four chain snatchers who assaulted a police constable with a sharp weapon after he tried to arrest them were sentenced to seven years of imprisonment by the Rangareddy District Court on Monday.

The accused, who were involved in chain snatchings under RC Puram, Gachibowli, Kukatpally and Miyapur police station limits in 2023, assaulted Yadiah who tried to arrest them. Later police team arrested the accused and registered cases against them under relevant sections of the Arms Act and the BNS.

The convicts identified as Ishan Niranjan Neelamnalli, Rahul, Battula Venkateshwar Rao alias Venky and Erakal Akshay who apart from seven years imprisonment were imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 each. They were escorted to Charlapalli Central Jail, police said.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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