Chhota Rajan sentenced to 10 years in jail in attempted murder case

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. Chhota Rajan was found guilty by the court on Tuesday along with other co-accused who were also sentenced to 10 years in prison. Rajan has also been imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh. 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 (West). The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged that the firing was ordered by Rajan who had asked his trusted lieutenant Satish Kalia to carry out the attack.

An FIR was registered on August 2013 at Bangur Nagar police station under attempt to murder and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Arms Act against unknown people. The case was transferred to DCB CID of Mumbai Police a few days later and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Act (MCOCA) was applied in the case. Chargesheet was filed in November 2013 by the special unit against seven accused. After Rajan's deportation from Bali to India, the case was transferred to the CBI. He was taken into custody by CBI in this case on April 21, 2016. The charges were finally framed by a Mumbai court against eight accused in the case.