Chhota Rajan

Mamta Kulkarni, once a Bollywood sensation in the 90s, became embroiled in controversy due to her rumored ties with underworld don Chhota Rajan and involvement in a massive drug case. Her fame quickly faded amid scandals, and her recent decision to renounce worldly life at the Maha Kumbh has left many stunned.

Despatch director Kanu Behl: ‘I don’t want to be a career filmmaker; independent cinema is dead in India’

Manoj Bajpayee-starrer 'Despatch', which released on Zee5 on December 13, is a procedural in the world of crime/investigative journalism rather than a thriller. It takes a critical look at the individual that makes up the system.

Mumbai hotelier's murder in 2001: Bombay HC suspends Chhota Rajan's life sentence, grants him bail

A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan directed Rajan to furnish a bond of Rs one lakh for the bail.

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

Jaya Shetty owned the Golden Crown Hotel at Gamdevi in central Mumbai. Shetty was shot dead by two alleged members of Rajan's gang on the hotel's first floor on May 4, 2001.

Gangster Chhota Rajan convicted in 2001 case of murder of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty

Special judge for cases under the Maharashtra Control Of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), AM Patil, held Rajan guilty under the Indian Penal Code provisions for murder.

On the run for 28 years, Chhota Rajan gang member held from Gujarat in 1994 robbery bid case

The Mumbai police apprehended a fugitive member of the Chhota Rajan gang in Surat, Gujarat, on Saturday. The arrest is related to a 1994 robbery attempt case.

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

Samant, who organised the 1981 textile mill workers’ strike in Mumbai, was shot dead on January 16, 1997, while travelling in his Jeep to his office in Pant Nagar in suburban Ghatkopar.

Delhi AIIMS denies underworld don Chhota Rajan's death

Chhota Rajan was admitted at the premier hospital since the past month after he contracted the coronavirus infection. The 62-year-old is being considered as a high-risk patient as he suffers from a slew of comorbidities including diabetes, heart problem and kidney failure.

Gangster Chhota Rajan tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to AIIMS

Gangster Chhota Rajan, 61, was lodged in the high security Tihar prison in New Delhi since his arrest after deportation from Bali, Indonesia in 2015.

Gangster Chhota Rajan gets 2 years in jail in extortion case

Rajan and the others were sentenced for threatening and trying to extort Rs 26 crore from builder Nandu Wajekar.

Kanpur post office issues stamps featuring gangsters Chhota Rajan, Munna Bajrangi; probe ordered

Twelve stamps each of Rajan and Bajrangi were printed under the “My Stamp” scheme that was launched a few years ago by the Kanpur Postal department.

Chhota Rajan planned to kill Dawood Ibrahim in 1998, reveals Ejaz Lakdawala

Lakdawala, 50, who was on the run for two decades and was once a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim, made this revelation during interrogation by the Mumbai Crime Branch following his arrest last month in connection with cases of extortion and attempt to murder against him.

Journalist Dey's killing: Chhota Rajan, 8 others get life term; Jigna Vora acquitted

Vora, who worked with another newspaper at that time and was also known for her crime reporting, was charged with instigating Rajan to carry out the killing in 2011 and the police had earlier suspected 'professional rivalry' as one of the reasons.

CBI takes over probe in 3 cases involving Chhota Rajan

The agency also took over the probe into ranson calls made by Rajan's gang members Prince and Bunty Pandey between June and July 2002 demanding Rs 25 lakh from a person named Virendra Jain.

Slain journalist J Dey's wife deposes before MCOCA court

The wife of slain journalist Jyotirmoy alias 'J' Dey today deposed before the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court here.

India signed two MoUs with Malaysia on Cyber Security

Bilateral ties with Singapore also got a boost this year as India signed ten pacts, including a joint declaration on elevating ties to a strategic partnership, besides agreements for enhanced defence cooperation and in areas like cyber security, shipping and civil aviation.

Court summons Chhota Rajan to Mumbai for J Dey murder trial

Gangster Chhota Rajan would be tried alongwith the other accused in the journalist J Dey murder case, the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court here said today and issued a warrant against asking him to appear before it onJanuary 7.

Court extends judicial custody of Chhota Rajan till Dec 15

Deported after being on the run for 27 years, the 55-year-old gangster, whose real name is Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, was remanded in judicial custody in connection with the fake passport case.

Security stepped up as Chhota Rajan lodged in Tihar Jail

Rajan was yesterday brought to the high-security Tihar jail after being sent to 14 days judicial custody by court as CBI decided to take over all the 71 cases registered by Maharashtra Police against him.

Chhota Rajan in CBI custody

Deported after being on the run for 27 years, the 55-year-old gangster, whose real name is Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, was remanded in CBI custody by a magistrate who conducted the proceedings at the CBI headquarters in view of security reasons.

CBI officials to meet Mumbai top cop on Rajan cases

The CBI officials, who arrived at the police headquarters at Crawford Market, are also likely to meet their senior counterparts from police to discuss the nitty-gritty concerning the documents of cases and other material related to the don, which are in possession of the local police, sources said.

Mum cops 'demoralised' over transfer of Rajan cases to CBI

"The decision is a slap on the city police force as the government has directly portrayed that they don't trust the city police as well as its crime branch," said a crime branch official, requesting anonymity.

Underworld don Chhota Rajan brought to India

Immediately after his arrival here in an Indian Air Force Gulfstream-III aircraft from Indonesia's Bali, Rajan, who is considered as a 'friendly don' as he reportedly tipped Indian security agencies about the movement of Dawood and his aides, was whisked away to an undisclosed location under tight security.

Chhota Rajan to be brought to India today

The Indian Embassy is trying for earliest air slot to fly but there might be a delay due to pending commercial flights.

Rajan to be brought to Delhi, CBI to get initial custody

In the absence of an extradition treaty, Indian authorities have already provided documents to their Indonesian counterparts about his Indian identity to facilitate his deportation.