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From The Court Archives: When Red Fort Attack Convict's Lawyer Slapped A Cop In Court

Convicted for the 2000 Red Fort attack, Mohd Arif once shouted in a Delhi court that he will not get justice from courts. He was awarded death sentence in 2005, but has managed to delay it since.

On the night of December 22, 2000, terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba entered the Red Fort and gunned down three soldiers of 7 Rajputana Rifles. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the terrorists were assisted by 22 people including, Mohd. Arif alias Ashfaq/Abu Hamad, a Pakistani national who had entered the Indian territory illegally and was awarded a death sentence in 2005. Incidentally, Arif once shouted in a courtroom in front of Sessions Judge MS Sabharwal at Delhi's Tis Hazari
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