CBI Court Sentences Chhota Rajan to Seven Years in Passport Fraud Case
Chennai, July 30 (ANB): A Special CBI Court in Chennai on Thursday sentenced underworld gangster Chhota Rajan to seven years' rigorous imprisonment after convicting him in a passport fraud case involving the use of forged documents to obtain an Indian passport.
According to an official statement issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the court also imposed a fine of ₹55,000 after finding the accused guilty of offences including cheating, forgery, personation, and knowingly submitting fabricated documents to secure a passport.
The CBI said Chhota Rajan, also known by the aliases Vijaya Kadam, Rajendra and Nana, is currently lodged in Tihar Jail, New Delhi, where he is serving a life sentence in another criminal case.
The agency stated that the case was registered on March 19, 2002, following allegations that the accused had fraudulently obtained an Indian passport from the Regional Passport Office, Chennai, by submitting forged identity, educational and other supporting documents.
During the investigation, the CBI found that Rajan had applied for the passport in the name of Vijaya Kadam using fabricated records, including a forged school Transfer Certificate. The probe established that his real identity was Vijaya Kadam alias Rajendra alias Nana alias Chhota Rajan, son of Sadashiv and a resident of Mumbai.
Investigators further concluded that the accused had dishonestly secured the passport by presenting forged documents related to his age and residential address as genuine before the passport authorities.
After completing the investigation, the CBI filed a charge sheet on April 22, 2004. Following the trial, the Special CBI Court held the accused guilty and awarded the sentence.
The conviction brings to a close a long-pending passport fraud case and underscores the CBI's continued efforts to prosecute offences involving forged documents, identity fraud and fraudulent procurement of official documents. ANB
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