The Special Court for Bomb Blast Cases in Coimbatore has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for his involvement in a robbery in the city in 2020. Sessions Judge R. Gokul Murugan awarded the punishment and a fine of ₹10,000 to N. Shankar (25) alias Sangaiah.
According to the police, Shankar trespassed into the house of Veeramanikodi at Nagarajapuram within the jurisdiction of Podanur police station in the early hours of November 21, 2020. The incident took place when the woman and her child were alone at the house and her husband was away for work. Shankar pulled her chain and thaali, after pressing a pair of scissors against her neck. He escaped with a portion of the broken chain with his accomplice N. Musharaf, who waited outside on a motorcycle. The chain was later found to be an imitation gold chain.
The Podanur police arrested the duo and chargesheeted them. The court after the trial found Shankar guilty and sentenced him to 10 years of RI on Wednesday.
Published – November 12, 2026 05:42 pm IST
