POLICE OFFICER MOHAN CHAND SHARMA [END OF WATCH: SEPTEMBER 19, 2008]

Mohan Chand Sharma (23 September 1965 − 19 September 2008) was an Indian police officer who was martyred during the 2008 Batla House encounter in New Delhi, India. He was posthumously awarded the Gallantry medal Ashoka Chakra Award, India's highest peacetime military decoration, on 26 January 2009.

        Let us honor this fallen cop and thank God that some justice was served, as one of the terrorists had been sentenced to death.

 

Mohan Chand Sharma
This is a photograph of Indian police officer, Mohan Chand Sharma
Born	23 September 1965 Chaukhutia, Uttarakhand, India
Died	19 September 2008 (aged 42) New Delhi, Delhi, India
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Police officer (Special Cell Inspector)
Organization	Delhi Police
Honors	Ashoka Chakra Award (2009)

Mohan Chand Sharma (23 September 1965 − 19 September 2008) was an Indian police officer who was martyred during the 2008 Batla House encounter in New Delhi, India. He was posthumously awarded the Gallantry medal Ashoka Chakra Award, India's highest peacetime military decoration, on 26 January 2009.

Life and career

Sharma was born in Chaukhutia Masi region of Almora in Uttarakhand, India. He joined the Delhi Police as a sub-inspector in 1989, and continued to serve for 19 years. He was part of the Special Cell, an anti-terrorist unit of the Delhi police force.

Sharma was involved in an encounter with the terrorist Abu Hamza at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in 2006, and in the arrest of four Jaish-e-Mohammad militants in February 2007 after an encounter at DDU Marg, Delhi.

He received a number of awards and decorations during his career, including seven gallantry awards.

Death

Sharma died on 19 September 2008 after sustaining injuries during the Batla House encounter with terrorists involved in the 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings. Sharma received bullet injuries to his abdomen, thighs and right arm. According to the autopsy performed at the AIIMS, he died of excessive bleeding.

Tributes

A number of high officials paid tribute to Sharma, including Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Police Commissioner YS Dadhwal.nPrime Minister Manmohan Singh praised his "exceptional courage" and called him "an inspiration for our security forces." The Prime Minister also sent a message of condolence to Sharma's wife, as did Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

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