Underworld don Chhota Rajan is still alive: AIIMS official

Underworld don Chhota Rajan is still alive: AIIMS official

Rajan, 61, was admitted to AIIMS on 26 April after being tested positive for COVID-19

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Rajendra Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan -- Image source: Twitter.com/ANIRajendra Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan -- Image source: Twitter.com/ANI
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  • May 7, 2021,
  • Updated May 7, 2021 5:04 PM IST

Underworld don and gangster Rajendra Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan, is still alive.

He was admitted to AIIMS on 26 April after being tested positive for COVID-19.

According to news reports, it was said that Chhota Rajan has died due to Covid-19.

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However, as per news agency ANI, Chhota Rajan is still alive. "He is admitted at AIIMS for treatment of #COVID19: AIIMS official," it said in a tweet.   

Rajan, 61, has been lodged in New Delhi's high-security Tihar prison since his arrest after deportation from Bali, Indonesia in 2015.

Last year, Rajan was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of journalist J Dey in 2011.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was investigating 68 cases against him, out of which conviction was ordered by courts in 4 cases and charge sheet had been filed in 35 cases and, said people familiar with the development.

Underworld don and gangster Rajendra Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan, is still alive.

He was admitted to AIIMS on 26 April after being tested positive for COVID-19.

According to news reports, it was said that Chhota Rajan has died due to Covid-19.

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However, as per news agency ANI, Chhota Rajan is still alive. "He is admitted at AIIMS for treatment of #COVID19: AIIMS official," it said in a tweet.   

Rajan, 61, has been lodged in New Delhi's high-security Tihar prison since his arrest after deportation from Bali, Indonesia in 2015.

Last year, Rajan was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of journalist J Dey in 2011.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was investigating 68 cases against him, out of which conviction was ordered by courts in 4 cases and charge sheet had been filed in 35 cases and, said people familiar with the development.

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