Indian envoy meets Rajan; deportation process initiated
The process for deportation of Chhota Rajan has begun, with Indonesia and India working on expediting the process. The two countries don't have an extradition treaty. A team of CBI officials and members of Delhi and Mumbai police left for Indonesia to bring Rajan back. Sanjeev Kumar Agarwal, the first secretary at the Indian embassy was the first Indian official to meet the don.
Chota Rajan - the boss of a major crime syndicate was introduced to the world of crime by Bada Rajan of Hyderabad. He joined Dawood Ibrahim in 1988. He had many criminal cases to his name including "extortion, murder, smuggling, drug trafficking and film finance." He was involved in 17 murder cases and an equal number of attempted murders.
Rajan operated as Dawood Ibrahim's right hand, but a rift came after the 1993 Bombay blasts. The two had allegedly different views in terms of involvement in the bombings. Another organised crime syndicate D-Company comprising of Sautya, Chhota Shakeel and Sharad Shetty resented Rajan's influence and feared he would replace Ibrahim. Finally, in 1996 Rajan split from Ibrahim and formed his own syndicate.
Chhota Rajan took over the reins of the crime syndicate from Bada Rajan's gang after Bada Rajan was murdered.
According to intelligence agencies, Chhota Rajan was reportedly ill with kidney problems in Malaysia. Rajan was shot in 2001 by Dawood's gang and suffered from kidney infection due to the bullets. Fearing that Bangkok authorities would deport him to India, he fled from the hospital without taking proper treatment. Rajan's manager Abu Sawant was taking care of his treatment in Malaysia.
The Anti-Robbery and Dacoity Cell of the Crime Branch nabbed underworld don Chhota Rajan's brother-in-law, Jaywant Rajaram Mule in Thane. He had been on a run since 9 years ever since the shooting of the owner of a cable and internet company in Navi Mumbai. The Crime Branch was hopeful that this arrest will get them closer to arresting the bigger fugitive Rajan.
On 2 July 2015, Dawood Ibrahim's right-hand man and underworld don Chhota Shakeel's "final plan" to eliminate his rival Chhota Rajan was foiled. Intelligence intercepts between Chhota Shakeel and Rajan's lieutenant were traced where the former lured Rajan's man to give away Chhota Rajan's whereabouts. The conversation, which was in a mix of Hindi and Urdu, revealed that Rajan was hiding in Australia.
Indian outlaw Chhota Rajan or Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje was arrested in Indonesia after being on the run for decades. The Indonesian authorities who had detained the fugitive, were acting on a tip-off from Australian police. Bali police spokesman Heri Wiyanto said that Rajan was arrested on his arrival at a popular resort island of Bali from Australia (Sydney).
Sources in the Mumbai Police believe that Chhota Rajan had himself arrested because he feared that he would be killed by Dawood and could not continue to live in constant fear for his life.
The process for deportation of Chhota Rajan has begun, with Indonesia and India working on expediting the process. The two countries don't have an extradition treaty. A team of CBI officials and members of Delhi and Mumbai police left for Indonesia to bring Rajan back. Sanjeev Kumar Agarwal, the first secretary at the Indian embassy was the first Indian official to meet the don.
