Thiruvananthapuram: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court will announce the verdict of the infamous 2009 murder case of businessman Paul Muthoot George on Tuesday.

There are 19 accused persons including goons Jayachandran and Kari Satheesan, in the case.

Paul, the scion of the multi-crore Muthoot finance group, was 32 when he was murdered at Ponga near Alappuzha on 21 August, 2009.

The victim was on his way to a resort at Champakulam at around 1.30 am when he was attacked and killed by a group of men on a tempo traveller.

Around 123 witnesses have given their statement in the case, which has been under investigation for the past two-and-a-half years by the CBI.