| Batla House encounter case | |
|---|---|
| Type | Police encounter |
| Location | |
| Planned by | Delhi Police |
| Target | Terrorist outfit 'Indian Mujahideen' (IM) |
| Date | 19 September 2008 |
| Executed by | Special Cell, Delhi Police |
| Outcome | Death of two terrorists and arrest of various others |
| Casualties | 3 (1 Police Inspector and 2 terrorists) killed |
The Batla House encounter case was an armed Delhi Police operation to arrest terrorists of the terrorist outfit called 'Indian Mujahideen' (IM), hiding in a flat in the Batla House area of Jamia Nagar, Okhla, on 19 September 2008. The operation resulted in the deaths of two terrorists and one police officer, Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, with the remaining terrorists arrested. On 15 March 2021, one of the arrested Ariz Khan alias Junaid, was sentenced to death for the murder of Inspector Sharma.