CHENNAI: A special CBI court in Chennai on Thursday convicted Mumbai gangster Chhota Rajan alias Vijay Kadam alias Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje in a passport fraud case and sentenced him to seven years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 for offences including cheating, forgery, personation and submitting forged documents to obtain an Indian passport.
According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Chhota Rajan, 69, is currently lodged in Tihar jail in Delhi, where he is serving a life sentence in another case.
The CBI had registered the passport fraud case on March 19, 2002, alleging that Rajan had fraudulently obtained a passport from the Regional Passport Office in Chennai through forged documents and impersonation.
The investigation found that Rajan had applied for an Indian passport in the name of ‘Vijaya Kadam’, and the forged documents submitted included a school transfer certificate, ration card and demand draft, as proof of identity, age and residence. Further probe revealed that the applicant was in fact Rajendra alias Nana alias Chhota Rajan, son of Sadashiv and a resident of Mumbai. By impersonating and submitting fabricated documents, he deceived the Regional Passport Office into issuing the passport, which he subsequently used as a genuine document.
The CBI filed a chargesheet against Rajan on January 22, 2004.
After the completion of the trial, the CBI court on Thursday found him guilty and sentenced him to seven years' imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 55,000. However, Rajan will continue to remain in Tihar Jail.
The CBI registered a passport fraud case on March 19, 2002, against Rajan, alleging he had fraudulently obtained a passport from the Regional Passport Office in Chennai through forged documents and impersonation
The probe found Rajan had applied for the passport under the name ‘Vijaya Kadam’, and submitted forged school transfer certificate, ration card and demand draft
After the probe revealed that the actual applicant was Chhota Rajan, son of Sadashiv and a resident of Mumbai, the CBI filed a chargesheet against Rajan on January 22, 2004