A Delhi court today convicted lone suspected IM operative Shahzad Ahmad for murder and other offences in the 2008 Batla House encounter case.
Shahzad was held guilty for murdering police inspector M C Sharma and assaulting other police officers.
The police alleges that Shahzad is an Indian Mujahideen operative, and one of four men responsible for serial blasts in Delhi in 2008.
The shootout between the special cell team and the alleged IM terrorists in Batla House locality in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, took place six days after serial blasts hit the national capital on September 13, 2008, leaving 30 dead and over 100 injured.
Acting on a tip-off regarding some terrorists involved in the blasts, the police team led by Inspector Sharma went to Batla House on September 19. Sharma was killed during the incident.
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