COIMBATORE: A special court in Coimbatore has sentenced two brothers to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for assaulting an elderly man and snatching his mobile phone. The court imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the convicts, identified as C Sanjay Nishanth, 24, of Tirupur and his brother C Sujith Kumar, 22.Krishnamoorthy, 55, a powerloom owner who resides Semmandampalayam in Coimbatore district, was riding on his motorcycle on Thekkalur Road on Aug 24, 2024. He stopped near the Kamanaickenpalayam-Semmandampalayam junction to attend a phone call.Two young men and a minor boy riding triple on a motorcycle approached him under the guise of asking for directions. Noticing that the area was isolated, the trio assaulted Krishnamoorthy, snatched his mobile phone and fled the scene.Krishnamoorthy lodged a complaint with the Karumathampatti police, who registered a case and arrested them. Judge R Gokul Murugan pronounced the verdict on Wednesday. Public prosecutor K Karthikeyan represented the prosecution.
