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The sentencing was announced after the court found the accused guilty on Thursday, following a trial that concluded within eight months of the incident. The additional sessions judge delivered the verdict on Friday.
The nine convicts have been identified as Md Imtiyaz Ansari, Shahid Ali Shaikh, Shahrukh Rafik Shaikh, Jatin Anup Ladwal, Rohit Singh, Rupesh Yadav, Sahil Singh, Pathan Sumaiya Banu, Pathan Sumaiya Banu, and Faldu Ashoke. Four of the convicts are from Maharashtra, three from Haryana and two from Gujarat.
https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/law-news/story/indias-first-digital-arrest-conviction-nine-people-sentenced-to-life-by-bengal-court-2758042-2025-07-19