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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 Published : Jul 25, 2013 9:42 IST, Updated : Jul 25, 2013 17:44 IST


The police team had recovered two .30 bore pistols and one A K series rifle with two loaded magazines, containing 30 live cartridges from the spot. Shahzad was arrested on January 1, 2010 from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh. 





The court had on July 20 reserved the judgement after conclusion of final arguments by the police and the defence. 

During the trial, Shahzad had called as defence witnesses Saif and Zeeshan, both lodged in Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad in connection with the serial blasts of July 26, 2008 there, claiming that he was not at the spot.

The prosecution examined 70 witnesses, including six eye-witnesses who were part of the raiding team of the Delhi Police Special Cell.



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