Goa, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to underworld don Chhota Rajan in the 2001 murder case of hotelier Jaya Shetty, overturning an earlier order of the Bombay High Court.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the ruling while hearing a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which had challenged Rajan's release.

Chhota Rajan, whose real name is Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in May 2024. However, in October 2024, the Bombay High Court granted him bail while his appeal was pending.

During arguments, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the CBI, highlighted that Rajan had been convicted in four cases, inc...