Suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist Shahzad Ahmed, convicted in the 2008 Batla House encounter case, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday by a Delhi court for killing decorated police officer M C Sharma and injuring two other cops.
Delhi police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who was killed during the 2008 Batla House encounter, has been awarded a gallantry medal posthumously for the seventh time as the Centre declared bravery medals on the eve of Independence day. CRPF Assistant Commandant Naresh Kumar also won the bravery medal for the seventh time for undertaking counter-terrorist operations in the Kashmir valley.
Investigation reveals Al Falah University's potential links to terror operatives, including a former student involved in multiple blasts and doctors arrested in connection with a recent terror plot.
Several organisations on Monday staged protests in Delhi on the third anniversary of the Batla House encounter, in which three alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorists were killed, to demand a judicial probe into the incident. Security apparatus has been strengthened against the backdrop of a terror attack carried out on the same day last year outside Jama Masjid, in which two Taiwanese nationals were injured, to avenge the 2008 Batla House encounter.
The Delhi police on Friday said it was not shying away from any inquiry into the Batla encounter case as it felt it had acted for the betterment of the country.
A Delhi court is likely to frame charges on September 20 against a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist in the sensational Batla House encounter in which a Delhi Police Inspector was killed in 2008.
The highlight of Tuesday's debate on Operation Sindoor was the speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the rebuttal by Congress's Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi coming a close second.
A police inspector and a constable have been injured after being allegedly attacked by a man and his 24-year-old son in southeast Delhi while initiating action against them for an unlawfully modified motorcycle silencer, officials said.
While convict Ariz Khan was awarded the death penalty by a trial court, Shahzad Ahmed was sentenced to life imprisonment in the case.
The Delhi Police appear to be on a weak footing in the Batla House encounter case. The verdict in the case will be delivered on July 25, reports Vicky Nanjappa
The Delhi high court on Tuesday stayed the Central Information Commission's order directing the police to reveal the post mortem reports of two suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists and a Delhi Police inspector killed during the Batla House encounter last year.
The Delhi government on Wednesday pleaded before the Delhi high court that a magisterial inquiry into the Batla House encounter in which two suspected terrorists and a police inspector were killed would demoralise the police force.
The postmortem reports in connection with the Batla House encounter has revealed that the two alleged terrorists, 17-year-old Mohammad Sajid and 24-year-old Atif Ameen, had been hit by a blunt object before they died in the crossfire with the Delhi police.
Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar charged Ahmed, alias Pappu, for the offences of murder (Section 302) and attempt to murder (Section 307) of the Indian Penal Code, besides other penal offences for his role in the encounter.
In a big relief to the Police, the Delhi High Court today refused to direct a judicial probe into the controversial Batla House encounter here, in which two suspected terrorists and a police officer were killed, by accepting the NHRC report giving a clean chit to the cops.
Reddy alleged that contracts worth thousands of crores were awarded to people close to Modi, who then purchased Rafale aircraft.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who as then Home Minister monitored the probe into the Batla House case, said he felt the gunfight between police and the Indian Mujahideen terrorists was genuine and was satisfied that the prosecution could prove the case in court.
A dossier on the Indian Mujahideen, which was prepared following its resurrection post the Batla House encounter, had termed the outfit as a "start to finish jihad factory."
The Delhi police while justifying their actions state in a detailed affidavit that their initial plan was to conduct a raid at Batla House, but matters turned ugly when the persons inside the house opened fire on them.
Hitting out at Congress leaders for dubbing the 2008 Batla House encounter as fake despite the Delhi court verdict, former Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that such remarks will dent the morale of those fighting for the country.
'People will be entertained by the Singhams and the Simmbas but they will still not respect cops. Batla House is an opportunity for us to show the true side of policemen and their sacrifices.'
Addressing an election rally in Dwarka three days before the February 8 assembly elections, the prime minister said the national capital also needs a government that will give direction and not resort to blame games.
The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday asked the Kejriwal government to rename 40 villages with "Mughal era names" after freedom-fighters, artistes, and "martyrs" including Ankit Sharma and Ratan Lal who were killed in communal riots in the city in February 2020.
A new report has questioned the trial court verdict convicting Shahzad Ahmad in the Batla House encounter case, speaks in length about why the verdict in the Batla House encounter is wrong. The 24-page-report, titled Beyond reasonable doubt? The Conviction of Shahzad Ahmad which has been put out by the Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Association, states that the findings of the court are based on conjectures. Vicky Nanjappa explains.
After sparking a furore by demanding a judicial inquiry into the killing of militants in Delhi's Batla House, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Monday said he had never called the encounter "fake", but felt that the issue of insecurity among minorities should be addressed.
Indian Mujahideen terrorist Atif Ameen and an absconder were on Thursday charged by the police with planting bombs at posh Greater Kailash market in New Delhi on September 13 following a conspiracy hatched by Pakistan-based mastermind and IM founder Amir Raza Khan. In a charge sheet filed before chief metropolitan magistrate Kaveri Baweja, the police alleged that Ameen, who was killed in an encounter in south Delhi's Batla House area, had planted bombs.
Four officers of Special Cell involved in Batla House encounter were among 30 personnel of Delhi Police who have been awarded police medals on the occasion of Independence Day for meritorious services.
Delhi police is likely to seek an extension of remand of 26/11 handler Abu Jundal, which may put a spanner in Mumbai police's efforts to question him soon.
Shahzad alias Pappu, who is being interrogated for his alleged role in the 2008 Delhi blasts and subsequent the Batla house encounter cases, has revealed that the Indian Mujahideen had been given instructions by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba to carry out serial blasts at the offices of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress in New Delhi.
A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist arrested in Azamgarh in connection with the 2008 serial blasts in Delhi, will be charged with the murder of Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma during the Batla House encounter, sources said on Tuesday.
The Batla House encounter generated a lot of buzz. While some termed the encounter fake, the security agencies defended it, saying the encounter helped crack the Delhi serial blasts case.
Islamic clerics of Azamgarh are leading a trainload of Muslims to the national capital New Delhi , where they propose to stage a demonstration on Thursday to mark their protest against what they termed as "framing of local youth as terrorists"
With the Ishrat Jahan encounter case under fresh scrutiny, an organisation formed to bring out the truth about last year's Batla House encounter in New Delhi has sought to put the spotlight on similar encounters across the country.
The student was detained three days after the ISIS India head Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi and his associate Anurag Singh alias Rehan were arrested in Dhubri district after they had crossed over from Bangladesh.
Teachers of the Jamia Millia Islamia have painstakingly put together a report that not only raises questions about the Batla House encounter and the antecedents of the special cell team that was involved, but also looks to take the debate on state brutality to its logical conclusion.
Former union law minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley has questioned the intention of the Centre in communalising the situation arising out of Malegoan blasts.
Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh, who gave Rs10 lakh to the widow of inspector Mohan Chander Sharma for defending the nation, has now demanded a judicial probe into the alleged encounter, which he describes as fake encounter now.
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A press conference by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was disrupted on Thursday by a Congress lawmaker demanding appointment of a Special Investigation Team to probe the 2008 Batla House encounter.
Shahzad, who was picked up by the Delhi cops from Azamgarh in connection with the Batla House case, had revealed that the IM had planned on making a strong comeback after being kept silent for more than a year.
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