Batla House encounter: Delhi courtroom awards loss of life penalty to convict Ariz Khan

A Delhi courtroom on Monday awarded loss of life penalty to Ariz Khan convicted for the homicide of police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and different offences in reference to the 2008 Batla House encounter.
The police had sought loss of life penalty for Khan, who was allegedly related to the fear outfit Indian Mujahideen, and stated it was not only a killing however a homicide of a legislation enforcement officer who was a defender of justice.

However, Khan’s counsel opposed the loss of life penalty.
On March 8, the courtroom had stated 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 throughout the 2008 Batla House encounter in south Delhi’s Jamia Nagar.
Khan is the second particular person to be convicted within the case after Shahzad Ahmed, who was convicted and despatched to life imprisonment by a trial courtroom in July 2013. His enchantment in opposition to the decision has been pending within the excessive courtroom.