Batla House encounter: Death penalty for Ariz Khan, convicted of murder of Delhi Police inspector
Ariz Khan, convicted for the murder of Delhi Police inspector MC Sharma in the Batla House encounter case, has been awarded the death penalty.
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File photo of Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ariz Khan (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Ariz Khan was convicted of the murder of Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma
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Ariz Khan, convicted of the murder of a Delhi Police inspector, has been given the death penalty. Earlier on Monday, a Delhi court had reserved its order on the quantum of sentence for Ariz Khan, who was allegedly associated with terror outfit Indian Mujahideen.
Delhi Police demands death penalty for Batla House case convict Ariz Khan ANI | Updated: Mar 15, 2021 14:27 IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Monday urged a Delhi Court to award the death penalty to convict Ariz Khan in the 2008 Batla House encounter case.
Representing the Delhi Police, Senior Public Prosecutor AT Ansari told Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav that this is a gruesome murder of a law enforcement officer and defender of justice while discharging his duty and therefore a serious exercise is required to be undertaken in this case for determining the quantum of sentence.
Ansari further said that exemplary punishment in the case is required and urged the Delhi Court to award a death sentence to convict Ariz Khan.
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Monday awarded the death penalty to the 2008 Batla House encounter case convict Ariz Khan calling it the rarest of rare case.
Inspector Sharma of the police s special cell was killed during the 2008 Batla House encounter in Jamia Nagar in south Delhi. A trial court had sentenced Indian Mujahideen terrorist Shahzad Ahmed in July 2013 to life imprisonment in connection with the case. His appeal against the verdict has been pending in the high court.