Chotta Rajan gets seven-year jail term in fake passport case

A special court in Delhi has sentenced gangster Chhota Rajan a seven-year jail term for cheating the government by obtaining a forged Indian passport. Judge Virender Kumar Goyal yesterday also awarded seven-year jail term to other three convicts, who are retired public servants.

The judge announced the verdict after hearing arguments from the CBI and the accused on the quantum of sentence. The punishment was awarded to all



the convicts for the offences of cheating and criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code and violating relevant provisions of the Passport Act.

While Rajan is lodged in Tihar Jail in Delhi, the other three persons, who were out on bail, were taken into custody after the verdict was announced. Rajan is involved in over 85 cases, ranging from murder to extortion, smuggling and drug trafficking.