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{{short description| | {{short description|Indian police officer (1965–2008)}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=May | {{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Mohan Chand Sharma | | name = Mohan Chand Sharma | ||
| image = Mohan Chand Sharma.jpg | | image = Mohan Chand Sharma.jpg | ||
| caption = Official portrait, 1989 | |||
| caption = | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1965|9|23}} | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1965| | | birth_place = [[Chaukhutia]], [[Uttarakhand]], India | ||
| birth_place = [[Chaukhutia]], [[Uttarakhand]], | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2008|9|19|1965|9|23}} | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2008| | | death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India | ||
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], | |||
| death_cause = Gunshot wounds | | death_cause = Gunshot wounds | ||
| occupation = Police officer | |||
| occupation = | | spouse = Maya Sharma | ||
| | | employer = [[Delhi Police]] | ||
| honors = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra Award]] (2009) | | honors = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra Award]] (2009) | ||
| other_names = M. C. Sharma | |||
| website = | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mohan Chand Sharma''' (23 September 1965 | '''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]] | 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 | 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| | 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 | 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== | ||