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Court summons Chhota Rajan to Mumbai for journalist J Dey murder trial

The court will frame charges against Rajan on January 7 in the case.

The court will frame charges against Rajan on January 7 in the case.

Mumbai

: Gangster Chhota Rajan would be tried along with the other accused in the journalist J Dey murder case, the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court here said on Tuesday and issued a warrant against asking him to appear before it on January 7.

-"The court has ordered a joint trial,-" special public prosecutor Dileep Shah told PTI. The judge A L Pansare observed that the trial couldn’t be deferred as the Bombay High Court had expedited it, Shah said.

-"Moreover, no one from the CBI has been coming to the court to apprise the court about their progress in the investigation,-" Shah added.

The court directed the Tihar jail officials (in Delhi) to ensure that Rajan is present in the court on January 7.

-"The court said it will frame charges against him and start the trial on the same day,-" said the prosecutor.

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