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Delhi Court Awards Death Sentence To Convict Ariz Khan In Batla House Encounter Case
Delhi s Saket Court has awarded the death penalty to Batla House encounter convict Ariz Khan on Monday, for his role in killing Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma
In a major development, Delhi s Saket Court has awarded the death penalty to Batla House encounter convict and alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ariz Khan on Monday, for his role in killing Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and injuring Head Constables Balwant Singh and Rajbir Singh. terming it the rarest of rare case while awarding the death penalty, Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakhs to be given to deceased Inspector Sharma s family. On March 18, Khan was held guilty, thirteen years since the encounter, charged under IPC sections 186 (voluntarily obstructs any public servant), 333 (causes grievous hurt to public servant), 353 (uses criminal force on public servant), 302 (murder),
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Delhi s Saket Court has pronounced Indian Mujahideen militant Ariz Khan guilty in the 13-year-old Batla House encounter case.
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Updated: Mar 10, 2021, 06:13 AM IST
Delhi s Saket Court has pronounced Indian Mujahideen militant Ariz Khan guilty in the 13-year-old Batla House encounter case. The court will hear the arguments on the point of sentencing on March 15 at 12 noon.
The encounter took place on 19 September 2008, and just five days before that, on 13 September, there were five major bomb blasts in Delhi, killing 39 people and injuring more than 150 people. The Indian Mujahideen took responsibility for it 5 minutes after the first bombing. But in spite of this, there was politics in our country and many leaders had also shed tears for the terrorists.