According to the prosecution, on the night of December 22, 2000 some intruders entered the area where the Unit of 7 Rajputana Rifles of the Indian Army was stationed inside the Red Fort, New Delhi. In the firing that was opened by the intruders, three Army jawans lost their lives.
The intruders fled the sport by scaling the rear-side boundary wall of the Red Fort.
Arif was later arrested and tried for offences under the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act, Foreigners Act and Explosive Substances Act.
He convicted and sentenced to death by a sessions court in Delhi on October 31, 2005.
The same was confirmed by the Delhi High Court on September 13, 2007 and by the Supreme Court on August 10, 2011.
Source: Barandbench
