Overview

• Chhota Rajan was acquitted by the special MCOCA court in a 2004 case involving an attack on a builder's office in Andheri, Mumbai.
• The court ruled the prosecution failed to establish Rajan's involvement in the conspiracy or his connection to the co-accused.
• The case stemmed from a financial dispute involving builder Nandkumar Harchandani and threats allegedly made in Rajan’s name.
• Key witness Irshad Shaikh admitted under cross-examination that he could not confirm whether the threatening calls were made by Rajan.
• Despite the acquittal, Rajan remains in Tihar Jail, serving a life sentence for the 2011 murder of journalist J. Dey and facing additional pending trials.