The Life of Gangster Chhota Rajan: Crime and Punishment

Gangster Chhota Rajan has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Mumbai court for the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty. This is his second life sentence following his conviction in the killing of journalist J Dey. The court's decision marks another chapter in Rajan's long criminal history.

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