No evidence to show Chhota Rajan is called Nana, CBI court while discharging him in 23-yr-old case
2 years ago

No evidence to show Chhota Rajan is called Nana, CBI court while discharging him in 23-yr-old case

India Today  

A special court in Mumbai has discharged underworld don Chhota Rajan alias Rajendra Nikalje in the case of the alleged murder of a henchman of underworld fugitive Dawood Ibrahim in 1999. READ | 'Prosecution failed to prove 2009 Nagpada shootout conspiracy was hatched at Chhota Rajan's behest' After the shootout, Shah registered the case against eight accused, namely Jagdeepsingh Atra alias Jaggu, Surendra Ghodke, Pradeep alias Padya Naik, Vasant alias Vashya Kale, Akbar Shaikh, Dinesh Shirke, Jitendra alias Jeetu Waghmare, Anthony alias Tony Marais. One of the main evidence that pointed to Rajan's involvement was a statement by Shah, which claimed that when the shooters shot at Sharma, they allegedly said, "Nana se dushmani leneka nateeja dekha.". THE COURT ORDER However, special MCOCA judge AM Patil perused Shah's deposition in court and noted that the accused did not remember the line and had in fact been declared hostile during trial and was cross-examined by Gharat and even then he denied that the accused had uttered the words, "Nana se dushmani leneka nateeja dekha?"

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Chhota Rajan gang member on the run for 16 years arrested in Mumbai
1 week ago

Chhota Rajan gang member on the run for 16 years arrested in Mumbai

The Hindu  

“A member of the Chhota Rajan gang, who was absconding in an attempt to murder case for 16 years, has been apprehended from the eastern suburbs in Mumbai,” police said on Friday. “A team from the Deonar police station nabbed the accused, Vilas Balaram Pawar alias Raju, in the Chembur area on Thursday evening,” an official said. “The accused had …

Chhota Rajan gang member, wanted for murder, arrested after 32 years on the run
1 week, 1 day ago

Chhota Rajan gang member, wanted for murder, arrested after 32 years on the run

India Today  

A dreaded gangster, member of the Chhota Rajan gang, was captured on Friday by the Mumbai Police, 32 years after being on the run. A case of firing and murder was registered at the Dadar police station back then. He was also wanted in a murder case and in a separate case registered at the Alibaug police station. A member …

High Court questions 18-year delay in hearing gangster Chhota Rajan's wife's plea
2 months ago

High Court questions 18-year delay in hearing gangster Chhota Rajan's wife's plea

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Monday expressed concern over the prolonged pendency of a plea filed by Sujata Nikalje, wife of gangster Chhota Rajan, challenging her alleged illegal arrest by Mumbai Police in 2005. The plea stems from Nikalje's arrest on December 14, 2005, when crime branch officers detained from Mumbai's eastern suburbs and took her to the crime branch …

Five Chhota Rajan Gang Members Arrested in Mumbai for Extortion Case
2 months, 1 week ago

Five Chhota Rajan Gang Members Arrested in Mumbai for Extortion Case

India TV News  

Five aides of gangster Chhota Rajan have been arrested in Mumbai for targeting building Ravindra Walia and a woman with a Rs 10 crore extortion bid. The suspects allegedly orchestrated the extortion along with advocate Pradeep Yadav (40) and three real estate agents- Manish Bhardwaj (44), Remi Fernandes (58), and Shashikumar Yadav (46).

Gangster's Life Sentence Suspended in Murder Case, but Appeal Remains
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gangster's Life Sentence Suspended in Murder Case, but Appeal Remains

India Today  

Gangster Chhota Rajan's life sentence in the 2001 murder case of hotelier Jaya Shetty is suspended by the Bombay High Court. The court allows Rajan's life sentence to be suspended pending the outcome of his appeal. However, he will remain in prison as he is still serving a life sentence for the murder of journalist J Dey.

Mumbai Court Sentences Gangster Chhota Rajan To Life Imprisonment For Murder Of Hotelier Jaya Shetty In 2001, Fines Rs 16 Lakh
7 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai Court Sentences Gangster Chhota Rajan To Life Imprisonment For Murder Of Hotelier Jaya Shetty In 2001, Fines Rs 16 Lakh

Live Law  

A special MCOCA court in Mumbai has sentenced gangster Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan, to life imprisonment for the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty. Under Sections 3, 3, and 3 of the MCOCA, Rajan received life sentences with fines of Rs. It was the prosecution's case that victim Jaya Shetty, owner of the Golden Crown hotel …

Jaya Shetty murder: How CBI used gang insider to nail Chhota Rajan
7 months, 1 week ago

Jaya Shetty murder: How CBI used gang insider to nail Chhota Rajan

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation 's team, which investigated the murder of city hotelier Jaya Sesu Shetty in May 2001 allegedly by members of the gang led by gangster Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan, had traced and examined several reliable witnesses in the case, including a former gang member, to strengthen its case against the accused, agency …

23 years on, Chhota Rajan convicted for hotelier Jaya Shetty’s murder
7 months, 1 week ago

23 years on, Chhota Rajan convicted for hotelier Jaya Shetty’s murder

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court on Thursday convicted gangster Chhota Rajan for his role in the 2001 murder of restaurateur Jaya Shetty. Chhota Rajan Chhota Rajan, who has been in jail in Delhi since his return to India in 2015, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Shetty’s murder. Besides these two cases Chhota Rajan has …

Chhota Rajan gets life sentence in hotelier’s murder case
7 months, 1 week ago

Chhota Rajan gets life sentence in hotelier’s murder case

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: A Mumbai court on Thursday sentenced gangster Chhota Rajan to life imprisonment in the 2001 murder case of a Mumbai hotelier. Mumbai Police had filed a charge-sheet before the Special MCOCA Court against three accused persons — Ajay Suresh Mohite alias Ajay Nepali alias Chickna, Pramod alias Bala Ramesh Donde and Rahul Pansare. In the said charge-sheet, four accused …

Gangster Chhota Rajan gets life sentence in 2001 case of murder of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty
7 months, 1 week ago

Gangster Chhota Rajan gets life sentence in 2001 case of murder of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty

The Hindu  

A special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court in Mumbai on Thursday sentenced underworld gangster Chhota Rajan to rigorous life imprisonment in the case pertaining to the murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty here in 2001. The court also found Rajan and four others guilty of conspiring to kill Shetty, who was the owner of four restaurants in Mumbai, including …

First photo of Chhota Rajan emerges from Tihar Jail nine years after arrest
8 months, 2 weeks ago

First photo of Chhota Rajan emerges from Tihar Jail nine years after arrest

Live Mint  

Rumours about the demise of underworld don Chhota Rajan were put to rest on Monday as photos emerged from Tihar jail for the first time in nine years. Rajan spent nearly three decades on the run prior to his arrest and is believed to have been the former right-hand man of Dawood Ibrahim. A photo of the gangster a seemingly …

Chhota Rajan alive? Underworld don's photo released, first in 9 years
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhota Rajan alive? Underworld don's photo released, first in 9 years

Hindustan Times  

The first photograph of underworld don Chhota Rajan since his arrest nine years ago surfaced on social media, dismissing the rumours of his death or ill-health while lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail, reported The Times of India. Chhota Rajan was arrested at the Bali airport and extradited to India in 2015 and has since been lodged in Tihar's Jail no. …

Chhota Rajan's rare appearance: Emerges from Delhi's Tihar jail 9 years after arrest
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhota Rajan's rare appearance: Emerges from Delhi's Tihar jail 9 years after arrest

India TV News  

Recent photographs of Chhota Rajan, a notorious underworld don, have captured public attention. From Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje to Chhota Rajan Born Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje, Chhota Rajan's journey from the streets of Mumbai to the organized crime world is a story of intrigue and infamy. Initially involved in petty crimes like selling black market movie tickets, Rajan first entered the world …

Mumbai CBI Court Acquits Chhota Rajan In Union Leader Datta Samant's Murder Case
1 year, 5 months ago

Mumbai CBI Court Acquits Chhota Rajan In Union Leader Datta Samant's Murder Case

Live Law  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Friday acquitted gangster Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje aka Chhota Rajan in the 1997 murder of trade unionist Dr Datta Samant. The prosecution claimed that four persons on two bikes obstructed Samant’s vehicle and fired at least seventeen bullets at the trade union leader before fleeing the spot. The case was initially registered at …

Datta Samant murder: Rajan acquitted for lack of evidence
1 year, 5 months ago

Datta Samant murder: Rajan acquitted for lack of evidence

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: 26 years ago, trade union leader Datta Samant, whose call for a strike of Bombay’s 2,50,000 mill workers broke the back of the city’s textile industry, was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants. In the first set of trial in July 2000, the sessions court convicted the three actual assailants -- Arun Ananda Londhe, Vijay Ramchandra Thopate, and Ganpat Bhikaji …

Mumbai Court Acquits Chhota Rajan in Trade Union Leader Datta Samant Murder Case
1 year, 5 months ago

Mumbai Court Acquits Chhota Rajan in Trade Union Leader Datta Samant Murder Case

News 18  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court here on Friday acquitted gangster Chhota Rajan in a case related to the 1997 murder of trade union leader Datta Samant for want of evidence. There was nothing on record to prove that Rajan — whose real name is Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje — hatched the conspiracy, the court said. Samant, who organised the …

Mumbai court acquits Chhota Rajan in trade union leader Datta Samant murder case
1 year, 5 months ago

Mumbai court acquits Chhota Rajan in trade union leader Datta Samant murder case

The Hindu  

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court here on July 28 acquitted gangster Chhota Rajan in a case related to the 1997 murder of trade union leader Datta Samant for want of evidence. There was nothing on record to prove that Rajan — whose real name is Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje — hatched the conspiracy, the court said. But special judge …

CBI court acquits Chhota Rajan in Mumbai union leader Datta Samant murder case
1 year, 5 months ago

CBI court acquits Chhota Rajan in Mumbai union leader Datta Samant murder case

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Friday acquitted gangster Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje aka Chhota Rajan accused of orchestrating the high-profile murder of famous Mumbai trade union leader Dr Datta Samant who was shot dead in 1997. Mumbai-based gangster Chotta Rajan Special CBI judge AM Patil acquitted Rajan of all the charges in connection with the murder for …

Chhota Rajan’s aides making a move?
1 year, 11 months ago

Chhota Rajan’s aides making a move?

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Over seven years after his deportation from Indonesia, subsequent arrest and conviction, gangster Chhota Rajan is back in the news with his name featuring in two recent cases. The arrests came a day after a Chembur-based real estate agent was arrested for cutting a cake with Chhota Rajan’s picture to celebrate the gangster’s birthday on January 13. Crime branch …

A. Raja appears before Chennai special court in disproportionate assets case
2 years ago

A. Raja appears before Chennai special court in disproportionate assets case

The Hindu  

Former Union Telecom Minister and sitting DMK MP A. Raja on Tuesday, appeared before a special court in Chennai, for allegedly amassing disproportionate wealth when he was a Minister. The Central Bureau of Investigation had registered a disproportionate assets case against the former Minister and 16 others, including his family members and associates, on August 18, 2015. On completion of …

CBI court acquits Chhota Rajan in 2010 double murder case due to lack of evidence
2 years, 8 months ago

CBI court acquits Chhota Rajan in 2010 double murder case due to lack of evidence

India Today  

A special CBI court in Mumbai has acquitted underworld don Rajendra Nikalje alias Chhota Rajan in the 2010 double murder case of Bhindi Bazaar. 2010 MURDER CASE On February 13, 2010, according to the prosecution, four men reached the spot near JJ Marg police station where alleged Dawood aide, Asif Khan, was sitting and opened fire. While Khan managed to …

Not a common criminal: CBI urges Bombay HC to not grant bail to Chhota Rajan
3 years, 5 months ago

Not a common criminal: CBI urges Bombay HC to not grant bail to Chhota Rajan

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation opposed Chhota Rajan's bail plea in the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, saying that he is not a common criminal and that his case cannot be set at par with others. Special Public Prosecutor Pardeep Gharat told a single bench presided over by Justice Anuja Prabhudesai that Chhota Rajan had multiple cases pending against him. …

Chhota Rajan moves Bombay HC against conviction orders, says no direct evidence found against him
3 years, 5 months ago

Chhota Rajan moves Bombay HC against conviction orders, says no direct evidence found against him

India Today  

Underworld don Chhota Rajan has filed multiple appeals in the Bombay High Court to challenge his conviction by lower courts in three cases. In 2019, Chhota Rajan was convicted in this case and sentenced to eight years in prison by a Mumbai court. 2) Infinity Mall shootout case In March 2021, a special CBI court in Mumbai convicted Chhota Rajan …

Yusuf Lakdawala firing case against Chhota Rajan closed
3 years, 6 months ago

Yusuf Lakdawala firing case against Chhota Rajan closed

India Today  

A special CBI court in Mumbai has accepted a closure report filed by the agency against underworld don Chhota Rajan in the case related to a firing incident on builder and film financier Yusuf Lakdawala in 2001. The court said, “The accused, Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje alias Chhota Rajan be released in this offence as per Section 169 of the CrPC. …

Underworld don Chhota Rajan returns to Tihar jail after recovering from Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Underworld don Chhota Rajan returns to Tihar jail after recovering from Covid-19

Live Mint  

Gangster Chhota Rajan, who was admitted at AIIMS here for treatment after he had tested positive for COVID-19, was taken back to Tihar jail on Tuesday following his recovery from illness, officials said. Chhota Rajan was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital on April 26 after he tested positive Covid. According to a senior police officer, Rajan …

Chhota Rajan is alive: AIIMS official refutes reports of gangster's death
3 years, 8 months ago

Chhota Rajan is alive: AIIMS official refutes reports of gangster's death

India Today  

Social media was flooded with news on Chhota Ranjan's death. He is admitted at AIIMS for treatment of #COVID19: AIIMS official pic.twitter.com/gvAgKDuPqC — ANI May 7, 2021 All the criminal cases pending against him in Mumbai were transferred to the CBI and a special court was constituted to try them. On Monday, an assistant jailor of the Tihar jail informed …

Chhota Rajan tests Covid-19 positive, admitted to AIIMS
3 years, 8 months ago

Chhota Rajan tests Covid-19 positive, admitted to AIIMS

India Today  

Underworld don Rajendra Nikalje alias Chhota Rajan has tested positive for Covid-19 and admitted to the New Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Services, Tihar jail authorities informed a sessions court here on Monday. On Monday, an assistant jailor of the Tihar jail telephonically informed the sessions court here that they could not produce Rajan via video conference before the …

I survived to see Chhota Rajan behind jail thanks to CBI: Victim Ajay Gosalia
3 years, 9 months ago

I survived to see Chhota Rajan behind jail thanks to CBI: Victim Ajay Gosalia

India Today  

A Mumbai-based court sentenced underworld don, Chhota Rajan, to 10 years of imprisonment in the 2013 attempt to murder case involving bookie-turned-builder Ajay Gosalia. Ajay Gosalia had suffered serious bullet injuries when he was shot at by shooters on the behest of Chhota Rajan on August 28, 2012, near a shopping mall in Mumbai’s western suburbs. A Mumbai’s Special Judge, …

Chhota Rajan Convicted, Sentenced to 10 Years in Attempted Murder Case
3 years, 9 months ago

Chhota Rajan Convicted, Sentenced to 10 Years in Attempted Murder Case

News 18  

A special MCOCA court in Mumbai has convicted extradited gangster Rajendra Nikalje alias Chhota Rajan and six others of attempting to murder a real estate developer and sentenced them to 10 years rigorous imprisonment, an official said on Wednesday. A CBI spokesperson said that the Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court in Mumbai on Tuesday also slapped a …

Chhota Rajan sentenced to 10 years in jail in attempted murder case of bookie-turned-builder Ajay Goslia
3 years, 9 months ago

Chhota Rajan sentenced to 10 years in jail in attempted murder case of bookie-turned-builder Ajay Goslia

India Today  

A special CBI court in Mumbai has sentenced gangster Chhota Rajan to 10 years in jail in the 2013 case of bookie-turned-builder Ajay Gosalia’s attempted murder. What is the case According to the prosecution, 52-year-old Ajay Gosalia alias Ganda, a bookie-turned-builder, was shot at by three people on August 28, 2013, while he was exiting Infiniti Mall in Malad. Three …

Court Accepts Closure Report in Murder Bid Case Against Chhota Rajan
3 years, 11 months ago

Court Accepts Closure Report in Murder Bid Case Against Chhota Rajan

News 18  

Mumbai: A special CBI court here has accepted the closure report filed by the probe agency against jailed gangster Chhota Rajan in a case of attempt to murder of a noted journalist in 1997. On June 12, 1997, Mumbai-based crime reporter Baljeet Shersingh Parmar was severely injured after some motorcycle-borne shooters of Rajan allegedly attacked him outside a building in …

Underworld Don Chhota Rajan, 3 Aides Jailed for 2 Years by Mumbai Court in Extortion Case
4 years ago

Underworld Don Chhota Rajan, 3 Aides Jailed for 2 Years by Mumbai Court in Extortion Case

News 18  

A Mumbai sessions court on Monday sentenced underworld don Chhota Rajan and three others to two years in jail in connection with a 2015 extortion case. The former D-Company member is already serving a life sentence inside a high security cell in Delhi’s Tihar jail after he was convicted under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act and the Indian …

CBI files 4 new cases against underworld don Chhota Rajan, associates
4 years, 11 months ago

CBI files 4 new cases against underworld don Chhota Rajan, associates

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed four new cases against underworld don Chhota Rajan and his associates under the sections for murder, attempt to murder, extortion and criminal conspiracy. Chhota Rajan's security increased in Tihar jail Recently, Chhota Rajan's security was tightened in Tihar jail after a fresh plot by underworld don and D-company member, Chhota Shakeel to kill …

CBI takes over five more cases against Chhota Rajan
5 years, 2 months ago

CBI takes over five more cases against Chhota Rajan

The Hindu  

The CBI has taken over five more cases of abduction, attempted murder and extortion allegedly involving underworld don Chhota Rajan and his associates. The local police had earlier filed a chargesheet against Deepak Jain, Chhota Rajan and one Raju for their alleged involvement. In the second case, Chhota Rajan was named as one of the accused for the attempted murder …

Chhota Rajan convicted for attempt to murder hotelier
5 years, 4 months ago

Chhota Rajan convicted for attempt to murder hotelier

The Hindu  

The city civil and sessions court on Tuesday convicted gangster Chhota Rajan and five others in a case of attempt to murder a city-based hotelier and builder B.R. Besides Rajan, the five others convicted are Nityanand Nayak, Selvin Daniel, Rohit Thangappan Joseph alias Satish Kalia, Dilip Upadhyay and Talvinder Singh. Mumbai Police’s Anti-Extortion Cell, which probed the case, had asserted …

Mumbai: Chhota Rajan gets 8 years jail for attack on hotelier
5 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai: Chhota Rajan gets 8 years jail for attack on hotelier

India TV News  

A special MCOCA court in Mumbai on Tuesday sentenced mafia don Rajendra Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan and five others to eight years rigorous imprisonment after convicting them for attempting to murder a city hotelier in 2012. The Mumbai Police's Anti-Extortion Cell, which investigated the case, contended that Chhota Rajan had ordered his sharpshooter Kalia to kill Shetty. After investigations, the …

Extradition process of Chhota Rajan’s aide stuck in red tape
5 years, 7 months ago

Extradition process of Chhota Rajan’s aide stuck in red tape

The Hindu  

Efforts to get gangster Chhota Rajan’s key lieutenant Santosh Mahadev Sawant alias Abu Sawant extradited have been stuck in red tape since 2015. This thanks to the extradition file going back and forth between the government and the CBI, which was handed over the case as early as on November 13, 2015, by the Detection Crime Branch, CID, Mumbai, following …

MCOCA Court Sentences Rajendra S Nikhalje Alias Chhota Rajan to Life Imprisonment for Murder of Journalist J Dey
6 years, 8 months ago

MCOCA Court Sentences Rajendra S Nikhalje Alias Chhota Rajan to Life Imprisonment for Murder of Journalist J Dey

Op India  

A Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court has convicted Rajendra S Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan and seven others complicit in the seven-year-old assassination case of a veteran crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. The court handed life imprisonment for the convicts, the highest punishment possible under the law. However, three accused scribes were acquitted due to lack of evidence.

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