Batla House Encounter: Delhi socket court convicts terrorist Ariz Khan of involvement in the 2008 Batla House encounter case. The court said the prosecution was successful in proving the presence of Ariz alias Junaid in this case. The sentencing verdict is set for March 15 by the court.
The court today sentenced Ariz Khan to four counts of murder, attempted murder, assault on government employees, obstructing government employee work and severely injuring a government official, including the Arms Act. The court has instructed the investigating officer to provide information on the family, social and economic conditions of the Delhi Police Special Cell’s martyred inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and the two injured policemen. The compensation will be considered for the families of the victims, the court said.
According to information, Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who was hired in a special cell of Delhi Police during the 2008 Batla House encounter, was killed in the terrorist firing and two other policemen were injured.
On September 19, 2008, 44-year-old Mohan Chand Sharma was hit by three bullets while catching five terrorists hiding in Batla House in South Delhi. He later died in hospital during treatment.
Earlier in 2013, terrorist Shehzad Ahmed was convicted in the case. In the Batla House confrontation, the two men managed to escape, killing their three accomplices, Atif Amen, Mohammed Saif and Mohammed Sajid at the hands of police.
Who is Ariz Khan?
Notably, Arij Khan was the main conspirator in the 2008 Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and UP court blasts. 165 people were killed and 535 injured in these blasts. At that time, Ariz Khan had a reward of Rs 15 lakh and a red corner notice was issued against him by Interpol. Azam Khan alias Junaid was arrested by the Special Cell Team in February 2018.
