A Delhi court on Monday convicted Ariz Khan, who has alleged links to the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, for the murder of Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma and other offences in connection with the 2008 Batla House encounter. 

Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav pronounced the case beyond reasonable doubt after reviewing the evidence produced by the prosecution, PTI reported. 

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The judge said that it was duly proved that Ariz Khan and his associates murdered a police official and fired gunshot on the police official. The court has fixed March 15 as the date for the next hearing in the case, when it will decide the quantum of sentence. 

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Inspector Sharma of the Delhi Police’s Special Cell was killed during the Batla House encounter in 2008 in south Delhi’s Jamia Nagar. 

A trial court in July 2013 had sentenced Indian Mujahideen terrorist Shahzad Ahmed to life imprisonment in connection with the case. His appeal against the trial court’s verdict has been pending in the high court. Ariz Khan had fled from the spot and was declared proclaimed offender.

He was arrested on February14, 2018 and faced the trial.