Chhota Rajan sentenced by CBI court in Chennai to seven years of rigorous imprisonment
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Chennai convicted and sentenced notorious underworld don Chhota Rajan alias Vijaya Kadam to seven years rigorous
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Chennai convicted and sentenced notorious underworld don Chhota Rajan alias Vijaya Kadam to seven years rigorous imprisonment, and imposed a fine of ₹55,000, after convicting him in a passport fraud case. The court found Rajan, also known as Vijaya Kadam, Rajendra and Nana, guilty of cheating, forgery, personation, and knowingly submitting forged documents to obtain an Indian passport.
Rajan is currently lodged in Tihar Jail, New Delhi, where he is serving a life sentence in another case. The case was registered on March 19, 2002 following allegations that Rajan had fraudulently obtained a passport from the Regional Passport Office in Chennai using forged documents, according to the CBI. The investigation revealed that Rajan had applied for a passport in the name of ‘Vijaya Kadam’ by submitting forged documents, including a school transfer certificate, ration card, and demand draft.
The probe established that the applicant was actually Rajendra alias Nana alias Chhota Rajan, son of Sadashiv, and a native of Mumbai. The CBI said Rajan impersonated Vijaya Kadam and fraudulently obtained the passport by submitting forged documents as proof of age and residence before using the passport as a genuine document. The agency filed the chargesheet against Rajan on January 22, 2004.
Following the trial, the CBI court convicted him and awarded seven years’ imprisonment along with a fine of ₹55,000.
The BriefWire