Thiruvananthapuram: After 17 years, the CBI courtroom right here on Tuesday discovered Andaman resident Mohammed Ali responsible of murdering engineering pupil Shyamal Mandal.
Ali is the second accused within the case. The first accused Durga Bahadur, a Nepal resident, continues to be at massive.
The physique of Mandal, a ultimate yr pupil at an engineering school right here, was discovered packed in a gunny bag close to the famed Kovalam vacationer vacation spot, close to right here on October 24, 2005.
Mandal, who additionally hailed from Andaman, was reported lacking from the school right here on October 13, 2005.
The case pertains to some enterprise rivalry and Ali had spoken to Mandal’s father and sought a ransom of Rs 20 lakhs.
The native police started the probe however following Mandal’s father petition within the Kerala High Court, the CBI started the probe in 2008.
After some time, the probe got here to a halt and it was after a couple of years it was resumed and on Tuesday the decision discovered Ali responsible. The courtroom will pronounce the quantum of punishment on Wednesday. IANS