Ariz Khan, the killer of Delhi Police officer Mohan Chand Sharma has been found guilty by the court on Monday (8 February) for his actions during the Batla House encounter in September 2008, the Hindustan Times has reported.
Ariz belonged to the dreaded Islamic terror group Indian Mujahideen and was arrested in 2018 by the Delhi Police from Nepal after being on the run for almost a decade.
The quantum of punishment for the jihadi will be announced on 15 March.
On 13 September 2008, Delhi was attacked by a series of five synchronised bomb blasts at various crowded locations. 20 people were killed and over 90 were injured.
Inspector Sharma who led a team of police officers, was fatally wounded by the bullet shots from the terrorists as he was not equipped with a bulletproof jacket.
Before he died in the line of duty, Sharma was part of a team and played a key role in arresting four Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists in February 2007 after an encounter in DDU Marg. Sharma in 2006, was involved in the encounter of one of the most wanted terrorists, Abu Hamza near the J N Stadium.
For his actions, bravery and pursuit of justice, inspector Mohan Chand Sharma of the Delhi Police was decorated with the Ashoka Chakra, the nations highest gallantry medal awarded during peacetime.
However, politics was played out in the aftermath of the Batla House encounter with many human rights activists dubbing the Batla House encounter as “fake” and even set up Kangaroo courts to try and prove their allegations.
Back then senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said that Congress President Sonia Gandhi cried after being shown the images of the encounter but in 2017 made a U-Turn by admitting that Sonia Gandhi didn’t cry after seeing those images.
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