Overview

• The 2005 case centers on a cache of 34 revolvers, three pistols, a silencer and 1,283 live cartridges seized at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and linked to aide Bharat Nepali.
• After his 2015 extradition, all pending cases were handed to a CBI-designated special court for trial under various statutes including the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act.
• Rajan has remained in judicial custody since 2015 and has faced multiple bail rejections across several criminal proceedings.
• Prosecutors project that the arms haul trial will conclude within months after examining 45 witnesses, most of whom have already testified.
• His prior convictions include a 2018 life sentence for the 2011 murder of journalist J Dey, underscoring his extensive criminal history.