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Notorious Indian gangster Chotta Rajan succumbs to Covid
New Delhi: Notorious Indian gangster Chotta Rajan has succumbed to Covid in New Delhi on Friday, Indian media has reported.
Rajan, 61, was transferred from the high security Tihaar Jail to Delhi’s AIIMS Hospital on April 26. However, he could not withstand the assault of the virus and died on Friday afternoon.
In 2018, Chhota Rajan was convicted and sentenced to a life term in the 2011 murder of journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. He escaped to Indonesia and stayed there till he was deported back in 2015.
Chotta Rajan, aka Rajendra Nikalje, had over 70 criminal cases filed against him, including charges of murder and extortion. He was one of the most feared and notorious gangsters of India. In April, he was scheduled to appear before the special court where CBI is prosecuting him, however, he could not attend due to being sick with Covid.
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