Rajbir Singh Rank: Assistant Commisioner of Police Encounter killings 45

Profile: A 1982 batch officer, he was promoted as inspector in 1992. He was made ACP three years later following a string of encounters, especially those of gangsters Ranpal Gurjar, Rajbir Ramala and Kanu Jat.

Status: Murdered on Monday night. He was shunted out of the Delhi Police Special Cell in 2005 after his “links with the drug mafia” were exposed in a tapped conversation by Narcotics Cell. Though a vigilance inquiry was conducted, he was given a clean chit due to lack of evidence. He had come under the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) scanner after he allegedly killed two ‘terrorists’ in the basement of the Ansal Plaza shopping mall in south Delhi in 2002. The Delhi High Court also issued notices to him and other officers on charges that he and his colleagues manhandled some people in West Delhi’s Kirti Nagar in connection with a property dispute. In 2007, he was made in-charge of the Crime Branch Special Operation Squad.

Mohan Chand Sharma Post: Inspector Encounter killings 107

Joined Delhi Police in the early 80s and made his name as Rajbir Singh’s right hand man. Won several gallantry awards. Sharma was also closely involved in operations in J&K where he worked closely with ACP Sanjiv Yadav.

Status: Posted as inspector at the Special Cell, New Delhi Range

Sanjiv Yadav Rank: Assistant Commisioner of Police Encounter killings 50

Profile: Became famous after gunning down over 20 gangsters and militants after joining the Special Cell, New Delhi Range in 2005. Having eliminated dreaded gangsters such as Deepak Jat, Hemant Sonu and Jaswant Jai Prakash, his name instilled a fear amongst the most hardened terrorists and criminals. Was also part of the team which gunned down Lashkar-e-Toiba chief Abu Huzefa and HuJI’s Ghulam Yazdani in 2006.

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