Mangaluru: District Court on Tuesday sentenced two people of seven year rigorous imprisonment after convicted them in robbery case. The court also fined the duo of Rs. 10,000 each.

Praveen K G (33) a resident of Shivamoga District and Sanjay (33) of Virajpet District are the convicted people who were sentenced to seven year rigorous imprisonment by the court here on Tuesday.

The court ordered that the duo will have to spend six more month in prison if they fail to pay the fine of 10,000 Rs.

The case dates back to 2018 when the duo had entered the house belonging to Janardhan Holle (67) in Bantwal Taluk and had made away with gold worth Rs. 76,000 before attacking Janardhan with knife on head and neck.

A case in this regard was registered at Bantwal Rural Police Station. The police had after four days of the incident arrested Praveen and had recovered the stolen gold and the weapon used for attacking Janardhan.

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Mumbai (PTI): The traffic on Mumbai-Pune Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway will be temporarily diverted for a few hours on April 23 and 24 on account of bridge maintenance work.

In a release issued on Tuesday, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) said the block is planned from 12 am to 3 pm on April 23 and 24, for removal of shuttering and painting work on a bridge located near Dongargaon-Kusgaon.

Traffic towards Mumbai will remain completely closed in the section on April 23 during the three hours long block. Vehicles will be diverted via the Kiwale-Dehu Road-Talegaon route onto National Highway 48 and rejoin at Kusgaon toll plaza.

Similarly, traffic towards Pune will be shut on April 24 from 12 pm to 3 pm, and vehicles will be diverted from Kusgaon toll plaza via National Highway 48 through the Dehu Road-Kiwale route.

In case of any difficulty, commuters can contact the MSRDC control room on 9822498224 or the highway police helpline at 9833498334, the release said.

Mumbai-Pune Expressway is the first access controlled Expressway of India.