Batla house encounter: Govt moves HC seeking death for convict

November 20, 2013 19:57

The Delhi police has moved the Delhi high court seeking enhancement of life term to death for 2008 Batla House encounter case convict Shahzad Ahmed for killing a decorated police officer on duty.

A bench of Justices P K Bhasin and V P Vaish issued a notice to Shahzad on the appeal of the prosecution seeking death penalty for him.

Advocate Rajesh Mahajan, who has filed the appeal on behalf of the Delhi government, said, "We have sought enhancement of the punishment awarded to Shahzad on the ground that the case is rarest of rare as it involves the killing of a police officer during discharge of his duty."

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