# Chhota Rajan sentenced to 7 years in passport fraud case 2026-08-14T14:34:30+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A special CBI court in Chennai on Thursday sentenced gangster Chhota Rajan to seven years in prison for obtaining a passport using forged documents, reports thehansindia.com. Rajan had assumed the identity of Vijaya Kadam by submitting fake papers including a school transfer certificate and ration card. The conviction came after a 22-year-long legal battle. The court's order marks a significant closure to one of many cases against the underworld figure who was deported to India from Indonesia in 2015. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com Tags: CBI, Chennai, Chhota Rajan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chhota-rajan-sentenced-to-7-years-in-passport-fraud-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chhota-rajan-sentenced-to-7-years-in-passport-fraud-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.