Batla House encounter: Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ariz Khan sentenced to death by Delhi court docket.
A Delhi court docket on Monday awarded death penalty to convict Ariz Khan in reference to the 2008 Batla House encounter, calling the case ‘rarest of rare’. A nice of Rs 11 lakh has additionally been imposed on Ariz.Â
Last week, the alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorist was held responsible of Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma’s death.
Police had sought the death penalty for Khan, saying it was not simply any killing however a homicide of a regulation enforcement officer who was a defender of justice. Additional Public Prosecutor A T Ansari, showing for the police, had mentioned the case attracts exemplary punishment, which is capital punishment.
Khan’s counsel had opposed the death penalty.Â
The court docket had mentioned on March 8 that it was “duly proved that Ariz Khan and his associates caused murder of police official and fired gunshot on the police official”.
Inspector Sharma of the police’s particular cell was killed in the course of the 2008 Batla House encounter in Jamia Nagar in south Delhi.
A trial court docket had sentenced Indian Mujahideen terrorist Shahzad Ahmed in July 2013 to life imprisonment in reference to the case. His enchantment in opposition to the decision has been pending in the excessive court docket.
Ariz Khan had fled from the spot and was declared proclaimed offender. He was arrested on February 14, 2018, and confronted the trial.
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