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The convicted have been identified as Muhammad Junaid and Welding Jaffer.
On Jan 21, 2015, Junaid and Jaffer had set fire to a shop and a godown belonging to Venkatesh Shenoy even as the latter pleaded with them not to do so. Later they even torched cars that were parked there. The police had arrested the duo after examining the CCTV footage and submitted a charge sheet to the court.
The judge upheld arguments put forth by public prosecutor Prakash Shetty and convicted the accused on December 5. The quantum of punishment was announced on December 10.
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