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Chhota Rajan sentenced to 7 years in passport fraud case
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…
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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.
The Indian Opinion
The 22-year legal marathon that finally put Chhota Rajan behind bars shows the system can work, but the slow grind will raise eyebrows. The narrative that 'criminals always walk free' overlooks this conviction, yet the decade-plus delay itself mocks swift justice. The real test now is whether other cases against him, from extortion to murder, see similar closure without another two decades of litigation. Will the CBI push for fast-track trials, or will this be a one-off? A question that lingers much longer than the sentence.
Source: thehansindia.com
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