Did betrayal by cook lead to Chhota Rajan's arrest?


New Delhi, Oct 27 (India Today) : Underworld don Chhota Rajan was caught in Bali, ending his two-decade-long run from law enforcement agencies.

His close aides betrayed him and his cook tipped off D-company about his whereabouts, leading to an attack on him in a Sydney cafe in July this year. Somehow, he managed to escape. But the attack made underworld don Chhota Rajan realise it was time for him to stop being on the run, two of his associates told Mail Today over the phone.

Acting on a Red Corner notice issued by Interpol, a joint team of Australian and Indonesian police arrested Rajan on Sunday in Bali, ending his two-decades-long run from law enforcement agencies. He is wanted in more than 20 murder cases.

Officials said the arrest came after a tip-off from Australian police that 55-year-old Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje alias Mohan Kumar alias Chhota Rajan has flown from Sydney to Indonesian city Bali.

Rajan had been hiding in Australia for several years. Gangster Chhota Shakeel planned to eliminate Rajan as his boss Dawood Ibrahim feared Rajan was leaking too much information to Indian security agencies. The Sydney attack was carried out by Shakeel's men.

Once a close aide of Dawood, Rajan parted ways following the 1993 Mumbai blasts and remained his fierce rival ever since.

Rajan's gang members told Mail Today that his details were passed on by his close aides and brothers Ravi and Vimal Rattesar, who managed his hawala operations.

"Based in Mumbai's Chembur, Ravi and Vimal wanted to open a hotel in Dubai and Chhota Shakeel assured help. So they leaked Rajan's whereabouts, which was finally confirmed by his cook Mitwa who gave away the address of the cafe which Rajan used to visit once a week," the aides told MAIL TODAY. Sources in the intelligence agencies have corroborated this.

July attack

The two gang members claimed that Shakeel's close aide Bala Shetty executed the July attack. "Ravi, Vimal and Mitwa supplied Rajan's latest photographs to Shetty through Skype," the two told Mail Today, adding, "Vimal was last seen near the Ireland border."

The CBI had issued a Red Corner notice against Rajan in July, 1995 on the request of Mumbai Police which was probing cases against him.

According to the two gang members who spoke to Mail Today, Rajan's downfall started as his close associates were disgruntled over 'insufficient' payments for the tasks he assigned them. "He was too sick to be on the run. India has always wanted him for crucial information and to turn on the heat on Dawood and his gang," they said.

"We were all working for Jai Hind (a reference to India with which gangsters from the Chhota Rajan gang greet each other) but money was Rajan's weakness. He never paid the entire amount for any assignment to anyone, which led to cracks in his team," the two said, claiming the differences had weakened the gang.

At one point, Ravi and Vimal were closest to Rajan. Vimal was the mastermind behind the killing of Sharad Shetty, a Dawood confidante.

Rajan survived

"Ravi and Vimal had taken revenge of an earlier attack on Chhota Rajan which was carried out by Shetty at the behest of Chhota Shakeel. The conspiracy of the previous attack on Rajan in Bangkok in 2000 was hatched in Shetty's residence in Dubai. Rajan survived despite being shot multiple times by Dawood's men posing as pizza delivery boys. Following which, in 2003, Rajan's men killed Sharad Shetty in a public shootout at a Dubai club," said Rajan's gang members.

Security agencies claim that Rajan will be brought back to India soon for further questioning as the Indian government may exercise a recently-signed pact with Indonesia which allows deportation of criminals on either side based on court warrant.

The pact was signed and notified by India and Indonesia in August this year for deportation of wanted persons and cooperation in all criminal matters, including gathering evidence.

However, underworld sources sought to term the arrest a move by the government to protect Rajan from future attacks, use him in cracking pending cases and keep a tab on Dawood Ibrahim.

  

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  • G M Hegde, Udupi

    Wed, Oct 28 2015

    There is no betrayal by anybody. A deal was struck with the Indian law enforcement agencies. His expertise will now be used to track down an Indian dog which crossed over to Pakistan. This is the beginning of its end.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Thank God my friends are not taking Credit ...

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  • Anp, Bluru

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    He finally cooked his Goose !

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  • Kusuma Kumari Chitti G , Nellore/Kodyadka

    Tue, Oct 27 2015


    I think CHota Rajan himself surrendered here. Anyway jail is safer now for him than hotels and foreign nations as Dawoods men are after him

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Yes!! it is the chain reaction !! you betrayed someone and someone to you!! so the account is equal !!!

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  • Rohan, Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Cook also have dream to own 3 to 4 star hotel in any part of world...........lol

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  • Rudolf, Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    How do such people get easy entry to advanced countries when a clean citizen faces so many checks and counter checks of his background etc. before getting a visa, is it the power of bank balance???

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  • Valerian D'souza, Udupi / Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    You got it right, main criteria for VISA everywhere is financial.
    Nobody wants poor!

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  • Valerian D'souza, Udupi / Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    After using the Cook to find his whereabouts, now it seems time to send him far off from where there is no return!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Yesterday I said "FLUKE"
    I was right ...

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  • Shaad, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    This is the right time and now India is the safest heaven for who recognised as Hindutva don. Intelligent Chota Rajan did the same since he knows Modi Govt will protect him like Malegao terrorists.
    Mugambo Khush hua..!

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  • Peter, Udupi

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Dont worry

    Sushmakka will arrange passport for him to fly Europe.

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    First the government has to extract vital secret information about Dawood and his ploys against India. Dagwood’s capture may even help in digging further information about ISI/PAK . The traitors are many and some are in disguise.

    I had to read the article twice to understand and have clear picture.
    Next movie may be out next year.

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  • PEACE LOVER, INDIA

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Nothing is going to happen as it was a Pre planned arrest
    (1) Having a treaty with Indonesia in August 2015
    (2)Arrest of Chota Rajan in Indonesia
    Underworld sources sought to term the arrest a move by the government to protect Rajan from future attacks, use him in cracking pending cases and keep a tab on Dawood Ibrahim.

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    It was stage managed arrest and no doubt Rajan is patriotic' don....

    But nobody is above the law.....

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  • Bachu, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Is there anything like patriotic rapist in your dictionary?

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  • Praveen, Kulshekar

    Wed, Oct 28 2015

    You named him patriotic don, so why not I call Asaram as patriotic baba, aseemanand patriotic terrorist,

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  • Hussain, Abudhabi

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Hang this traitor, Anti-national, Murderer, terrorist ..

    He knew 93 blast would happen still he was silent .... Hang him ASAP..Such rogues don't deserve BIRYANI BHAGYA !!Kill on the spot !!

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    What about Dawood.. Yasin Bhatkal. Shakeel.. Abu Saleem... Munda... Memon..Etc...

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  • Hussain, Abudhabi

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Jeevan

    FYI Yasin Bhatkal is inside and u can urge Mr. Modi to take necessary action

    And for rest we have 56" chest ...Why r u worrying re :p

    Note:Yasin Bhatkal was caught under UPA Regime

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  • sam, udupi

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    include Prajna Singh etc.. also and all Gujarat Terrorist also.

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  • ER, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    if rajan is nati national then Dawood is patriotic person?

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Next it is time to blow off Dawood!

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  • Rahul, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Dawood you are gone. Jai BJP

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  • Jamal, Mangalore/UAE

    Tue, Oct 27 2015

    Dear beware about your close aides as they may give your information to D gang.

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