2008 Batla House Encounter Convict Ariz Khan Sentenced To Death 2008 Batla House Encounter Convict Ariz Khan Sentenced To Death Ariz Khan, convicted in the killing of police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in the 2008 Batla House encounter, was arrested on February 14, 2018.
Batla House Encounter verdict: The court also fined Ariz Khan Rs 11 lakh.
New Delhi:
Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ariz Khan, convicted in the killing of a police officer in the 2008 Batla House encounter in Delhi, was sentenced to death on Monday. The encounter between the Delhi police and a bunch of terrorists holed up in the South Delhi neighbourhood had led to the death of Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma while two others sustained injuries.
The court had said 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".
Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar (file pic/ANI).
Court verdict in Batla House case a slap of face of those who questioned Delhi Police, says former commissioner ANI | Updated: Mar 15, 2021 23:39 IST
By Ambuj Pandey
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday said the decision of the court in the Batla House case is a slap on the face of people who questioned Delhi Police and the morale of police will increase with it. We are very happy with the decision of the court in the Batla House case. We had lost a brave soldier of ours. This decision is like a sense of closure for his family. The verdict is a slap on the face of people who questioned the Delhi police, Kumar told ANI.