A court in Thane district has sentenced two chain snatchers of the Irani gang to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment after pronouncing them guilty under provisions of the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

In the order passed on Monday, special MCOCA court judge A M Shete also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh each on the accused - Aziz Abbas @ Jaffar Sayyed @ Jaffri (27) and Jaffar Ajam Sayyed (35).