Saturday, November 23, 2024
Advertisement
  1. You Are At:
  2. News
  3. India
  4. Batla House encounter accused Shahzad Ahmad convicted, sentence on Monday

Batla House encounter accused Shahzad Ahmad convicted, sentence on Monday

New Delhi, Jul 25: The lone suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Shahzad Ahmad was today convicted in the 2008 Batla House encounter case by a Delhi court for murdering a police inspector and assaulting other officers.The

India TV News Desk Updated on: July 25, 2013 17:44 IST


The court found Shahzad guilty of murder, attempt to murder, obstructing and assaulting public servants and grievously injuring the police officers to deter them from performing their duty.





The court, however, acquitted him of the offence under section 174A IPC (failure to appear in specified time and place as required by a proclamation by court).

The encounter had taken place at flat no. L-18, Batla House in Jamia Nagar locality here on September 19, 2008, six days after serial bomb blasts rocked Delhi, killing 26 persons and injuring 133 others.




Advertisement

Read all the Breaking News Live on indiatvnews.com and Get Latest English News & Updates from India