September 20th, 2008 
krishna Encounter Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who was a member of the elite special cell of the Delhi Police succumbed to his injuries in the Holy Family Hospital on Friday evening. He had got injured while leading a police party which had raided a four storied building in Jamia Nagar in Delhi where some suspected terrorists were hiding. In the encounter two Delhi serial bomb blasts suspects had been killed, one had been arrested while two of their accomplices had escaped unhurt. In the encounter Inspector M C Sharma along with a cop had got injured.
Career Inspector M C Sharma was one of the most expert Delhi Police officer of anti-terrorist operations. He had won seven Gallantry awards including the President’s gallantry award. Except it he had also won 150 police rewards. As a member of Special Cell of the Delhi Police he had played a key role in killing of 35 dreaded terrorists and arrest of 85 militants. He was an expert in technical and surveillance activities. After ACP Rajbir Singh, he was Delhi Police’s top terror fighter. ACP Rajbir Singh had been murdered a few months back. After Rajbir’s death some people had said that Delhi police’s special cell will not be able to work properly but Sharma had proved all the critics wrong. He had strengthened the intelligence by developing a vast network of informers during his police career. He had played an important role in cases related to Parliament attack, Red Fort shootout and Diwali serial blasts. Jamia Nagar is the same place where he had killed a dreaded terrorist Abu Shamal,wanted in the Red Fort Attack, in a an encounter in December 2000.
Firing His son had been admitted in a hospital because of dengue and he had directly went to the Jamia Nagar from the hospital to lead the raid. He was not fully prepared for the raid as he was not wearing a bullet proof jacket when the encounter broke out. He was the first to enter the room where the suspected militants were hiding. He was caught unaware when one of the hiding militant fired at him. In the firing he along with head constable Balwant Singh got injured. They were taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Meanwhile Head Constable Balwant Singh is stated to be out of danger.
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