Gangster Chota Rajan Gets 7 Years In Jail In Passport Forgery Case
Gangster Chota Rajan has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a special CBI court in Chennai for passport forgery. This conviction concludes a 22-year legal battle regarding his use of false documents to obtain an Indian passport.
Why it matters
The conviction marks a significant milestone in the long-running legal efforts to hold high-profile organized crime figures accountable.
A special CBI court in Chennai on Thursday sentenced gangster Chota Rajan to seven years' imprisonment for obtaining a passport on the basis of forged documents, officials said.The agency achieved the conviction of Rajan, who assumed the identity of Vijaya Kadam by submitting false documents such as a transfer certificate from school, ration card, etc., after a 22-year protracted legal battle "The convict, Chota Rajan, is presently lodged in Tihar Jail, New Delhi, where he is already undergoing rigorous imprisonment for life," a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.The agency began its probe on March 19, 2002, after registering an FIR on the…
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