NEW DELHI: Following is the chronology of events in Shivani Bhatnagar murder case:
* January 23 1999: Shivani Bhatnagar, an Indian Express journalist, murdered at her East Delhi apartment.
* July 23 2002: Police arrest Sri Bhagwan, son of a former Haryana police officer, who had worked under IPS officer Ravi Kant Sharma.
* August 2 2002: Delhi Police raids R K Sharma's residence at Panchkula in Haryana but is unable to apprehend him. Pradeep Sharma, another alleged conspirator, arrested.
* August 6 2002: Panchkula court rejects R K Sharma's interim bail application .
* August 7 2002: Delhi Police releases R K Sharma's picture and declares a reward of Rs 50,000.
* August 8 2002: R K Sharma's wife Madhu alleges involvement of "an influential person," demands CBI probe.
* August 12 2002: Delhi police gets forensic report on the handwriting and finger prints of one of accused Pradeep Sharma. R K Sharma files bail plea in a Delhi court.
* August 13 2002: R K Sharma's bail plea rejected by a Delhi session's court.
* August 15 2002: R K Sharma's wife Madhu alleges involvement of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan in Shivani's murder. Mahajan refutes allegations and says he shared a purely professional relationship with Shivani.
* August 16 2002: Delhi Police gives clean chit to Pramod Mahajan.
* August 17 2002: Police confirm arrest of co-accused Satya Prakash in the case.
* August 18 2002: Another accused, Ved Prakash Sharma, picked up by police.
* August 23 2002: R K Sharma suspended from service.
* September 27 2002: R K Sharma surrenders in Ambala.
* September 28 2002: R K Sharma sent to police custody.
* October 8 2002: Police claim R K Sharma has confessed killing Shivani; Sharma's counsel files contempt application against the police.
* October 25 2002: Police file chargesheet in Shivani murder case, charging R K Sharma for her murder and alleged he had given her classified government documents.
* January 4 2003: Case committed for sessions trial.
* March 3 2003: Court frames charges against Sharma and other five accused.
* March 20 2003: Trial commences.
* January 23 2005: Shivani case sent to fast-track court.
* July 21 2006: Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court and trail court order directing the police to furnish its record of case diaries to R K Sharma.
* October 9 2007: Prosecution claims Shivani intended to expose R K Sharma for offences under the Official Secrets Act.
* November 15 2007: Prosecution ends arguments.
* November 23 2007: R K Sharma terms telephone call records "fabricated."
* December 4 2007: R K Sharma says his friendly relationship with Shivani was not a "secret affair."
* February 29 2007: Final arguments end.
* March 5 2008: Court reserves its verdict in the case.
* March 18 2008: Court convicts suspended IGP R K Sharma along with three other accused for conspiracy to kill Shivani.
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