Following is the chronology of events in Shivani Bhatnagar murder case:

January 23 1999:  Shivani Bhatnagar, an Indian Express journalist, murdered at her East Delhi apartment.

July 23, 2002: Police arrest Sri Bhagwan, son of a former Haryana police officer, who had worked under IPS officer Ravi Kant Sharma.

August 2: Delhi Police raids R K Sharma's residence at Panchkula in Haryana but is unable to apprehend him. Pradeep Sharma, another alleged conspirator, arrested.

August 6: Panchkula court rejects R K Sharma's interim bail application

August 7: Delhi police release R K Sharma's picture and declares a reward of Rs 50,000

August 8: R K Sharma's wife Madhu alleges involvement of "an influential person", demands CBI probe.

August 12: Delhi police get forensic report on the handwriting and finger prints of one of accused Pradeep Sharma. R K Sharma files bail plea in a Delhi court.

August 13: R K Sharma's bail plea rejected by a Delhi session's court.

August 15: R K Sharma's wife Madhu alleges involvement of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan in Shivani's murder. Mahajan refutes allegations and says he shared a purely professional relationship with Shivani.

August 16: Delhi Police give clean chit to Pramod Mahajan.

August 17: Police confirm arrest of co-accused Satya [Images] Prakash in the case.

August 18 : Another accused, Ved Prakash Sharma, picked up by police.

 August 23: R K Sharma suspended from service.

September 27 : R K Sharma surrenders in Ambala.

September 28 : R K Sharma sent to police custody.

October 8: Police claim R K Sharma has confessed killing Shivani; Sharma's counsel files contempt application against the police.

October 25: Police file chargesheet in Shivani murder case, charging R K Sharma for her murder and alleged he had given her classified government documents.

January 4, 2003: Case committed for sessions trial.

March 3: Court frames charges against Sharma and other five accused.

March 20: Trial commences.

January 23, 2005: Shivani case sent to fast-track court.

July 21, 2006: The Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court and trail court order directing the police to furnish its record of case diaries to R K Sharma.

October 9 2007: Prosecution claims Shivani intended to expose R K Sharma for offences under the Official Secrets Act.

November 15: Prosecution ends arguments.

November 23: R K Sharma terms telephone call records "fabricated."

December 4: R K Sharma says his friendly relationship with Shivani was not a "secret affair."

February 29 2007: Final arguments end.

March 5, 2008: Court reserves its verdict in the case.

March 18 2008: Court convicts suspended IGP R K Sharma along with three other accused for conspiracy to kill Shivani.