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Delhi court convicts gangster Chhota Rajan, 3 others in fake passport case

The charges against Rajan were framed for allegedly procuring a fake passport in the name of Mohan Kumar with the help of three government officials

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A Delhi court on Monday convicted underworld gangster Chhota Rajan and three others in a fake passport case. The arguments on sentencing will be heard on Tuesday, reports ANI. 

Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal convicted Rajan for offences including forgery of valuable security under the IPC which entails a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.

Besides him, the other persons who have been convicted are three retired government servants -- Jayashree Dattatray Rahate, Deepak Natvarlal Shah and Lalitha Lakshmanan.

The charges against Rajan were framed for allegedly procuring a fake passport in the name of Mohan Kumar with the help of three government officials.

The four accused have been charged for alleged offences under sections 420 (cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged document), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 467(forgery of valuable security or will), 419(cheating by impersonation) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and section 12 (offences and penalties) of the Passport Act.

Gangster Rajan is currently lodged in Tihar Jail, and the other three accused are out on bail.

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