Underworld Don Chhota Rajan sentenced to life imprisonment in 2001 Mumbai businessman Jaya Shetty murder case

NEW DELHI: A special court in Mumbai sentenced life imprisonment to underworld don Chhota Rajan in the 2001 Mumbai businessman Jaya Shetty murder case on Thursday.

Earlier today, Chhota Rajan was convicted for the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty.

AM Patil, a special judge for cases under the Maharashtra Control Of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), found Rajan guilty under the Indian Penal Code's murder provisions.

Jaya Shetty was the owner of the Golden Crown hotel, located in central Mumbai's Gamdevi area. On May 4, 2001, two alleged members of the Chhota Rajan gang shot and killed Shetty on the hotel's first floor.