The quantum of punishment for the abduction of Kolkata's Khadim Shoes boss Partha Roy Burman will be pronounced on Monday. On December 8, Alipore Court held eight of them guilty in the abduction case. They are – Jalaluddin Mollah, Muzammil Sk, Md Ishad alias Dilshad, Tarique Mehmood, Noor Md, Arshad alias Aslam, Akhter and Mizanur Rahman.

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Of the eight convicted, three are Pakistan citizens. The second round of hearing in the case had been completed on November 27.

In the first phase which was completed in 2009, five had been held guilty including Aftab Ansari. All had been sentenced to life. Later officials of West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted raids in various parts of the country and arrested eight more accused and the second phase of the hearing was started. The case had been delayed owing to various reasons because of which the Supreme Court ordered its quick expedition after which it was taken up by a special court of Alipore Central Jail. Justice Arun Kiran Bandopadhyay had been hearing the case for about a month. In the second phase, there were 68 witnesses. All the accused were made to hear the statements of the witnesses and then the hearing of both sides continued.

On July 25, 2001, Burman was on his way to the Bantala Leather Complex when he was abducted from Tiljala area in south Kolkata. Abductors demanded a ransom of Rs 20 crore and later it was negotiated to Rs 5 crore. Later, on August 3 that year, Burman was released and he returned to his family. On June 7, 2005 a charge sheet was filed.

The investigation began and later the case was handed over to the CID.