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			\|other_names=M. C. Sharma AAA
			\|known_for=[[Batla House encounter]]
			\|department=[[Delhi Police]]
			\|service_years=1989-2008
			\|rank=[[File:Police Inspector insignia.png\|40px]] [[List of police to ranks in India\|Police Inspector]]
			\|awards=[[File:Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg\|30px]] [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra]]
			\|honorific prefix=[[List of police ranks in India\|Police Inspector]]
			\|name=Mohan Chand Sharma
			\|honorific suffix=[[Ashok Chakra Award\|AC]]
			\|image=Mohan Chand Sharma.jpg
			\|caption=Official Portrait, 1989
			\|birth_date={{birth date\|df=yes\|1965\|9\|23}}
			\|birth_place=[[as Chaukhutia]], [[Uttarakhand]], India
			\|death_date={{death date and age\|df=yes\|2008\|9\|19\|1965\|9\|23}}
			\|death_place=[[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India
			\|relatives=Maya Sharma (Wife)
			}}
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	~~{{Infobox person~~
	~~\| name = Mohan Chand Sharma~~
	~~\| image = Mohan Chand Sharma.jpg~~
	~~\| caption = Official portrait, 1989~~
	~~\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1965\|9\|23}}~~
	~~\| birth_place = [[Chaukhutia]], [[Uttarakhand]], India~~
	~~\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2008\|9\|19\|1965\|9\|23}}~~
	~~\| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India~~
	~~\| death_cause = Gunshot wounds~~
	~~\| occupation = Police officer~~
	~~\| spouse = Maya Sharma~~
	~~\| employer = [[Delhi Police]]~~
	~~\| honors = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra Award]] (2009)~~
	~~\| other_names = M. C. Sharma~~
	~~\| website =~~
	}}

	'''Mohan Chand Sharma''' (23 September 1965 – 19 September 2008) was an Indian police officer who was killed during the [[Batla House encounter case\|2008 Batla House encounter]] in [[New Delhi]]. He was posthumously awarded the Gallantry medal [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra Award]], [[India]]'s highest peacetime military decoration, on 26 January 2009.		'''Mohan Chand Sharma''' [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|AC]] (23 September 1965 – 19 September 2008) was an Indian police officer who was killed during the [[Batla House encounter case\|2008 Batla House encounter]] in [[New Delhi]]. He was posthumously awarded the Gallantry medal [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra Award]], [[India]]'s highest peacetime military decoration, on 26 January 2009.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2009-01-27 \|title=Ashok Chakra conferred to 'encounter cop' MC Sharma on R-Day \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/ashok-chakra-conferred-to-encounter-cop-mc-sharma-on-r-day/story-qCKDVMaoXWw6Eg7NlLeALN.html \|access-date=2023-01-06 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Sharma, a [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]], was born in [[Chaukhutia]] [[Masi, Almora\|Masi]] region of [[Almora]] in [[Uttarakhand]]. He joined the [[Delhi Police]] as a [[Sub Inspector of Police\|sub-inspector]] in 1989, and continued to serve for 19 years. He was a part of the Special Cell, an anti-[[terrorist]] unit of the Delhi Police Force.<ref name="expressindia">{{cite web \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inspector-Mohan-Chand-Sharma-to-be-cremated/363779/ \|title=Delhi cop Sharma cremated with full state honours \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094804/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inspector-Mohan-Chand-Sharma-to-be-cremated/363779/ \|archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref>		Sharma, a [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]], was born in [[Chaukhutia]] [[Masi, Almora\|Masi]] region of [[Almora]] in [[Uttarakhand]]. He joined the [[Delhi Police]] as a [[Sub Inspector of Police\|sub-inspector]] in 1989, and continued to serve for 19 years. He was a part of the Special Cell, an anti-[[terrorist]] unit of the Delhi Police Force.<ref name="expressindia">{{cite web \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inspector-Mohan-Chand-Sharma-to-be-cremated/363779/ \|title=Delhi cop Sharma cremated with full state honours \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094804/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inspector-Mohan-Chand-Sharma-to-be-cremated/363779/ \|archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref>

	Sharma was involved in an encounter with the terrorist [[Abu Hamza]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi\|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.		Sharma, along with [[Assistant commissioner of police\|ACP]] Rajbir Singh, were credited for gathering [[prima facie]] evidence in the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack\|Parliament attack in 2001]].<ref>{{cite court\|litigants=State vs Mohd. Afzal And Ors.\|court=Delhi High Court\|date=29 October 2003\|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1031426/\|access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref> Their efforts led to the conviction of mastermind [[Afzal Guru]], who was executed in February 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Roy \|first1=Rajesh \|title=Indian Parliament Attack Planner Hanged \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324590904578292910964921342}}</ref>

			Sharma was involved in an encounter with the terrorist [[Zabiuddin Ansari]] aka Abu Hamza at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi\|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.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news \|last1=Yadav \|first1=Sandeep \|title=Decorated officer Sharma dies \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080920/main2.htm \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|work=The Tribune \|date=20 September 2008}}</ref>		He received a number of awards and decorations during his career, including seven gallantry awards.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news \|last1=Yadav \|first1=Sandeep \|title=Decorated officer Sharma dies \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080920/main2.htm \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|work=The Tribune \|date=20 September 2008}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==
	~~Sharma died on~~ 19 September 2008, ~~aged 42~~, ~~after sustaining injuries during~~ the [[Batla House encounter case\|Batla House encounter]] with [[Indian Mujahideen]]'s [[terrorist]]s 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. <ref name="pti">{{cite news \|title=Blasts-linked militants, policeman killed in Delhi gunbattle \|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|work=The Hindu \|agency=Press Trust India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055544/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref>		On 19 September 2008, Sharma, along with a few [[Delhi Police]] officers, was involved in the [[Batla House encounter case\|Batla House encounter]]. In a firefight with [[Indian Mujahideen]]'s [[terrorist]]s, who were involved in the [[13 September 2008 Delhi bombings]], Sharma received bullet injuries to his abdomen, thighs and right arm. He was taken to the nearest hospital, but he died during treatment. According to the autopsy performed at the [[AIIMS]], he died of excessive bleeding.<ref name="pti">{{cite news \|title=Blasts-linked militants, policeman killed in Delhi gunbattle \|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|work=The Hindu \|agency=Press Trust India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055544/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref>

	==Batla House case==		==Batla House case==
	He was a part of the 2008 Batla House encounter case with Delhi Police.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-that-dcp-sanjeev-kumar-yadav-gave-his-inputs-to-keep-john-abraham-starrer-batla-house-authentic/articleshow/70394948.cms\|title=Did you know that DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav gave his inputs to keep John Abraham-starrer 'Batla House' authentic?\|website=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=2022-01-26}}</ref>		He was a part of the 2008 Batla House encounter case with Delhi Police.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-that-dcp-sanjeev-kumar-yadav-gave-his-inputs-to-keep-john-abraham-starrer-batla-house-authentic/articleshow/70394948.cms\|title=Did you know that DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav gave his inputs to keep John Abraham-starrer 'Batla House' authentic?\|website=[[The Times of India]] \|date=26 July 2019 \|access-date=2022-01-26}}</ref>
	He played a major role in this case, and a film was also made about it called ''[[Batla House]]''. ~~In the movie,~~ his character was ~~called as K. K. and~~ played by actor [[Ravi Kishan]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-that-dcp-sanjeev-kumar-yadav-gave-his-inputs-to-keep-john-abraham-starrer-batla-house-authentic/~~amp_articleshow~~/70394948.cms\|title=Did you know that DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav gave his inputs to keep John Abraham-starrer 'Batla House' authentic?\|website=[[The Times of India]] \|date=January 2022\|language=en~~\|url-status=live~~}}</ref>		He played a major role in this case, and a film was also made about it called ''[[Batla House]]''. in which his character was played by famous Bollywood actor [[Ravi Kishan]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-that-dcp-sanjeev-kumar-yadav-gave-his-inputs-to-keep-john-abraham-starrer-batla-house-authentic/articleshow/70394948.cms\|title=Did you know that DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav gave his inputs to keep John Abraham-starrer 'Batla House' authentic?\|website=[[The Times of India]] \|date=January 2022\|language=en}}</ref>

	===Tributes===		===Tributes===
	A number of high officials paid tribute to Sharma, including [[Home Minister]] [[Shivraj Patil]] and [[Police Commissioner]] Y. S. Dadhwal.<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|title=Braveheart Inspector's death a huge loss \|date=21 September 2008 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023220958/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|archivedate=23 ~~September~~ 2008}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] praised his "exceptional courage" and called him "an inspiration for our security forces."<ref name="expressindia.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|title=Manmohan, Sonia condole Sharma's death \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094754/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref> The Prime Minister also sent a message of condolence to Sharma's wife,<ref name="archivepmo">{{cite web \|title=PM condoles demise of Inspector M. C. Sharma \|url=https://archivepmo.nic.in/drmanmohansingh/pmmessageappeals.php?nodeid=188 \|publisher=Prime Minister's Office \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|date=19 September 2008}}</ref> as did [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] president [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref name="expressindia.com"/>		A number of high officials paid tribute to Sharma, including [[Home Minister]] [[Shivraj Patil]] and [[Police Commissioner]] Y. S. Dadhwal.<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|title=Braveheart Inspector's death a huge loss \|date=21 September 2008 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023220958/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|archivedate=23 October 2008}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] praised his "exceptional courage" and called him "an inspiration for our security forces."<ref name="expressindia.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|title=Manmohan, Sonia condole Sharma's death \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094754/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref> The Prime Minister also sent a message of condolence to Sharma's wife,<ref name="archivepmo">{{cite web \|title=PM condoles demise of Inspector M. C. Sharma \|url=https://archivepmo.nic.in/drmanmohansingh/pmmessageappeals.php?nodeid=188 \|publisher=Prime Minister's Office \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|date=19 September 2008}}</ref> as did [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] president [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref name="expressindia.com"/>

	==References==		==References==
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	Sharma was involved in an encounter with the terrorist [[Abu Hamza]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi\|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.		Sharma was involved in an encounter with the terrorist [[Abu Hamza]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi\|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.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news \|last1=Yadav \|first1=Sandeep \|title=Decorated officer Sharma dies \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080920/main2.htm \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|work=The Tribune \|date=20 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		He received a number of awards and decorations during his career, including seven gallantry awards.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news \|last1=Yadav \|first1=Sandeep \|title=Decorated officer Sharma dies \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080920/main2.htm \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|work=The Tribune \|date=20 September 2008}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==
	Sharma died on 19 September 2008, aged 42, after sustaining injuries during the [[Batla House encounter case\|Batla House encounter]] with [[Indian Mujahideen]]'s [[terrorist]]s 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. <ref name="pti">{{cite news \|title=Blasts-linked militants, policeman killed in Delhi gunbattle \|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|work=The Hindu \|agency=Press Trust India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055544/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|archive-date=3 November ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Sharma died on 19 September 2008, aged 42, after sustaining injuries during the [[Batla House encounter case\|Batla House encounter]] with [[Indian Mujahideen]]'s [[terrorist]]s 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. <ref name="pti">{{cite news \|title=Blasts-linked militants, policeman killed in Delhi gunbattle \|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|work=The Hindu \|agency=Press Trust India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055544/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref>

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	===Tributes===		===Tributes===
	A number of high officials paid tribute to Sharma, including [[Home Minister]] [[Shivraj Patil]] and [[Police Commissioner]] Y. S. Dadhwal.<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|title=Braveheart Inspector's death a huge loss \|date=21 September 2008 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023220958/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|archivedate=23 September ~~2022~~}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] praised his "exceptional courage" and called him "an inspiration for our security forces."<ref name="expressindia.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|title=Manmohan, Sonia condole Sharma's death \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094754/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref> The Prime Minister also sent a message of condolence to Sharma's wife,<ref name="archivepmo">{{cite web \|title=PM condoles demise of Inspector M. C. Sharma \|url=https://archivepmo.nic.in/drmanmohansingh/pmmessageappeals.php?nodeid=188 \|publisher=Prime Minister's Office \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|date=19 September ~~2022~~}}</ref> as did [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] president [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref name="expressindia.com"/>		A number of high officials paid tribute to Sharma, including [[Home Minister]] [[Shivraj Patil]] and [[Police Commissioner]] Y. S. Dadhwal.<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|title=Braveheart Inspector's death a huge loss \|date=21 September 2008 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023220958/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|archivedate=23 September 2008}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] praised his "exceptional courage" and called him "an inspiration for our security forces."<ref name="expressindia.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|title=Manmohan, Sonia condole Sharma's death \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094754/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref> The Prime Minister also sent a message of condolence to Sharma's wife,<ref name="archivepmo">{{cite web \|title=PM condoles demise of Inspector M. C. Sharma \|url=https://archivepmo.nic.in/drmanmohansingh/pmmessageappeals.php?nodeid=188 \|publisher=Prime Minister's Office \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|date=19 September 2008}}</ref> as did [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] president [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref name="expressindia.com"/>

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	\| name = Mohan Chand Sharma		\| name = Mohan Chand Sharma
	\| image = Mohan Chand Sharma.jpg		\| image = Mohan Chand Sharma.jpg
	~~\| image_size = 200px~~		\| caption = Official portrait, 1989
	\| caption =		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1965\|9\|23}}
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1965\|09\|23}}		\| birth_place = [[Chaukhutia]], [[Uttarakhand]], India
	\| birth_place = [[Chaukhutia]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2008\|9\|19\|1965\|9\|23}}
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2008\|09\|19\|1965\|09\|23}}		\| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India
	\| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
	\| death_cause = Gunshot wounds		\| death_cause = Gunshot wounds
	~~\| nationality = [[Indian people\|Indian]]~~		\| occupation = Police officer
	\| occupation = [[Police officer~~]] (Special Cell Inspector)~~		\| spouse = Maya Sharma
	\| ~~organization~~ = [[Delhi Police]]		\| employer = [[Delhi Police]]
	\| honors = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra Award]] (2009)		\| honors = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra Award]] (2009)
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	'''Mohan Chand Sharma''' (23 September 1965 − 19 September 2008) was an Indian police officer who was killed during the [[Batla House encounter case\|2008 Batla House encounter]] in [[New Delhi~~\|New Delhi, India~~]]. He was posthumously awarded the Gallantry medal [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra Award]], India's highest peacetime military decoration, on 26 January 2009.		'''Mohan Chand Sharma''' (23 September 1965 – 19 September 2008) was an Indian police officer who was killed during the [[Batla House encounter case\|2008 Batla House encounter]] in [[New Delhi]]. He was posthumously awarded the Gallantry medal [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra Award]], [[India]]'s highest peacetime military decoration, on 26 January 2009.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Sharma was born in [[Chaukhutia]] [[Masi, Almora\|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~~.<ref name="expressindia">{{cite web \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inspector-Mohan-Chand-Sharma-to-be-cremated/363779/ \|title=Delhi cop Sharma cremated with full state honours \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094804/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inspector-Mohan-Chand-Sharma-to-be-cremated/363779/ \|archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref>		Sharma, a [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]], was born in [[Chaukhutia]] [[Masi, Almora\|Masi]] region of [[Almora]] in [[Uttarakhand]]. He joined the [[Delhi Police]] as a [[Sub Inspector of Police\|sub-inspector]] in 1989, and continued to serve for 19 years. He was a part of the Special Cell, an anti-[[terrorist]] unit of the Delhi Police Force.<ref name="expressindia">{{cite web \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inspector-Mohan-Chand-Sharma-to-be-cremated/363779/ \|title=Delhi cop Sharma cremated with full state honours \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094804/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inspector-Mohan-Chand-Sharma-to-be-cremated/363779/ \|archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref>

	Sharma was involved in an encounter with the terrorist [[Abu Hamza]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi\|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.		Sharma was involved in an encounter with the terrorist [[Abu Hamza]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi\|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.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news \|last1=Yadav \|first1=Sandeep \|title=Decorated officer Sharma dies \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080920/main2.htm \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|work=The Tribune \|date=20 September ~~2008~~}}</ref>		He received a number of awards and decorations during his career, including seven gallantry awards.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news \|last1=Yadav \|first1=Sandeep \|title=Decorated officer Sharma dies \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080920/main2.htm \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|work=The Tribune \|date=20 September 2022}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==
	Sharma died on 19 September 2008 after sustaining injuries during [[Batla House encounter case\|~~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. <ref name="pti">{{cite news \|title=Blasts-linked militants, policeman killed in Delhi gunbattle \|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|work=The Hindu \|agency=Press Trust India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055544/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|archive-date=3 November ~~2012~~}}</ref>		Sharma died on 19 September 2008, aged 42, after sustaining injuries during the [[Batla House encounter case\|Batla House encounter]] with [[Indian Mujahideen]]'s [[terrorist]]s 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. <ref name="pti">{{cite news \|title=Blasts-linked militants, policeman killed in Delhi gunbattle \|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|work=The Hindu \|agency=Press Trust India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055544/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm \|archive-date=3 November 2022}}</ref>

			==Batla House case==
			He was a part of the 2008 Batla House encounter case with Delhi Police.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-that-dcp-sanjeev-kumar-yadav-gave-his-inputs-to-keep-john-abraham-starrer-batla-house-authentic/articleshow/70394948.cms\|title=Did you know that DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav gave his inputs to keep John Abraham-starrer 'Batla House' authentic?\|website=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=2022-01-26}}</ref>
			He played a major role in this case, and a film was also made about it called ''[[Batla House]]''. In the movie, his character was called as K. K. and played by actor [[Ravi Kishan]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/did-you-know/did-you-know-that-dcp-sanjeev-kumar-yadav-gave-his-inputs-to-keep-john-abraham-starrer-batla-house-authentic/amp_articleshow/70394948.cms\|title=Did you know that DCP Sanjeev Kumar Yadav gave his inputs to keep John Abraham-starrer 'Batla House' authentic?\|website=[[The Times of India]] \|date=January 2022\|language=en\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	===Tributes===		===Tributes===
	A number of high officials paid tribute to Sharma, including Home Minister [[Shivraj Patil]] and Police Commissioner YS Dadhwal.<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|title=Braveheart Inspector's death a huge loss \|date=21 September 2008 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023220958/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|archivedate=23 September ~~2008~~}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] praised his "exceptional courage" and called him "an inspiration for our security forces."<ref name="expressindia.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|title=Manmohan, Sonia condole Sharma's death \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094754/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref> The Prime Minister also sent a message of condolence to Sharma's wife,<ref name="archivepmo">{{cite web \|title=PM condoles demise of Inspector M. C. Sharma \|url=https://archivepmo.nic.in/drmanmohansingh/pmmessageappeals.php?nodeid=188 \|publisher=Prime Minister's Office \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|date=19 September ~~2008~~}}</ref> as did Congress president [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref name="expressindia.com"/>		A number of high officials paid tribute to Sharma, including [[Home Minister]] [[Shivraj Patil]] and [[Police Commissioner]] Y. S. Dadhwal.<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|title=Braveheart Inspector's death a huge loss \|date=21 September 2008 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023220958/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 \|archivedate=23 September 2022}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of India\|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] praised his "exceptional courage" and called him "an inspiration for our security forces."<ref name="expressindia.com">{{cite web \|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|title=Manmohan, Sonia condole Sharma's death \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094754/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ \|archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref> The Prime Minister also sent a message of condolence to Sharma's wife,<ref name="archivepmo">{{cite web \|title=PM condoles demise of Inspector M. C. Sharma \|url=https://archivepmo.nic.in/drmanmohansingh/pmmessageappeals.php?nodeid=188 \|publisher=Prime Minister's Office \|access-date=17 August 2021 \|date=19 September 2022}}</ref> as did [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] president [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref name="expressindia.com"/>

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|Police officer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mohan Chand Sharma
| image = Mohan Chand Sharma.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1965|09|23}}
| birth_place = [[Chaukhutia]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2008|09|19|1965|09|23}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_cause = Gunshot wounds
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation = [[Police officer]] (Special Cell Inspector)
| organization = [[Delhi Police]]
| honors = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra Award]] (2009)
}}

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

==Life and career==
Sharma was born in [[Chaukhutia]] [[Masi, Almora|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.<ref name="expressindia">{{cite web |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inspector-Mohan-Chand-Sharma-to-be-cremated/363779/ |title=Delhi cop Sharma cremated with full state honours |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094804/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Inspector-Mohan-Chand-Sharma-to-be-cremated/363779/ |archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref>

Sharma was involved in an encounter with the terrorist [[Abu Hamza]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi|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.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news |last1=Yadav |first1=Sandeep |title=Decorated officer Sharma dies |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080920/main2.htm |access-date=17 August 2021 |work=The Tribune |date=20 September 2008}}</ref>

==Death==
Sharma died on 19 September 2008 after sustaining injuries during [[Batla House encounter case|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. <ref name="pti">{{cite news |title=Blasts-linked militants, policeman killed in Delhi gunbattle |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm |work=The Hindu |agency=Press Trust India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103055544/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200809192041.htm |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref>

===Tributes===
A number of high officials paid tribute to Sharma, including Home Minister [[Shivraj Patil]] and Police Commissioner YS Dadhwal.<ref name="ndtv.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 |title=Braveheart Inspector's death a huge loss |date=21 September 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023220958/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066025 |archivedate=23 September 2008}}</ref> [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Manmohan Singh]] praised his "exceptional courage" and called him "an inspiration for our security forces."<ref name="expressindia.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ |title=Manmohan, Sonia condole Sharma's death |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406094754/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Manmohan-condoles-Sharma--s-death/363453/ |archivedate=2012-04-06}}</ref> The Prime Minister also sent a message of condolence to Sharma's wife,<ref name="archivepmo">{{cite web |title=PM condoles demise of Inspector M. C. Sharma |url=https://archivepmo.nic.in/drmanmohansingh/pmmessageappeals.php?nodeid=188 |publisher=Prime Minister's Office |access-date=17 August 2021 |date=19 September 2008}}</ref> as did Congress president [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref name="expressindia.com"/>

==References==
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{{Ashoka Chakra award recipients}}

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