Underworld element Chhota Rajan brought to India


New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI): After being on the run for the past 27 years, underworld don Chhota Rajan was brought here early this morning from Indonesia by a joint team headed by CBI officials for facing trial in various criminal cases registered against him in Delhi and Mumbai.

The 55-year-old gangster, whose real name is Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, will be kept in the national capital where he will be questioned by sleuths of various investigating agencies as he has been making claims of having further evidence to nail India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim and his links with Pakistan's snooping agency ISI.

Immediately after his arrival here in an Indian Air Force Gulfstream-III aircraft from Indonesia's Bali, Rajan, who is considered as a 'friendly don' as he reportedly tipped Indian security agencies about the movement of Dawood and his aides, was whisked away to an undisclosed location under tight security.

Official cars with flashing lights accompanied by heavy- armed escort vans were seen leaving the Palam Technical Area at around 5:30 AM, as anxious camerapersons and photographers made unsuccessful attempts to get a glimpse of the underworld don, who was in one of those vehicles with tinted glasses.

Rajan had told media in Bali that he was happy to return to his motherland and had rubbished reports that his arrest was orchestrated as he was facing threat from Dawood's men.

Ahead of his arrival in India, Maharashtra government made a surprise announcement of handing over all the cases related to the underworld don to the CBI as the agency had expertise in handling such cases. This move comes barely a few days after the state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had been making claims that Rajan will be brought only to Mumbai.

The Maharashtra government's sudden U-turn raised many eyebrows within the police establishment in the megalopolis as the Chief Minister himself had ordered for creation of a special cell inside Aurthur Road prison with medial arrangement of dialysis being made. Rajan is on dialysis as his both kidneys are not working.

Rajan, after his arrest, had expressed reservation over plans to lodge him in a Mumbai jail, fearing that his arch- rival and India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim may target him there.

Till the formalities of CBI to take over the Maharashtra cases are completed, Rajan will be in the custody of Special Cell of Delhi Police which has six cases registered against him.
Interestingly, CBI had told the Bombay High Court, while hearing petitions filed by the family members of murdered rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, that it was severely understaffed and required officers from the Maharashtra Police to assist it in the probe.

Rajan was arrested on the basis of an Interpol Red Corner notice at Bali airport on October 25 after he had arrived in the island city of Indonesia from Australia.

India was keen that the deportation takes place at the earliest and had put in a request to Indonesian authorities immediately after his arrest, sources said.

However, his deportation was deferred by a day as the international airport in Bali was shut down due to spewing of volcanic ash from a nearby mountain.

Immediately after his flight took off, Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Gurjit Singh tweeted: "#ChotaRajan deported successfully to India. Delay due to Bali airport closure ends. Thanks Indonesia for support."

Rajan is wanted in over 75 crimes ranging from murder, extortion to smuggling and drug trafficking.

Mumbai Police has nearly 70 cases registered against Rajan, including 20 of murder, four cases under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, one under Prevention of Terrorism Act and over 20 cases under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.

Delhi Police has six cases registered against Rajan, who was a close aide of fugitive underworld don Dawood at one point but split before the 1993 Mumbai blasts were conspired.

In 2000, there was an attempt on Rajan's life when Dawood's men tracked him down to a hotel in Bangkok but he managed a dramatic escape by jumping from the first floor of the hotel.

Rajan had fled India in 1988 for Dubai.

 

  

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  • anonymous, india

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    Why it took 25 years to bring him back..
    How did Modi manage?
    why was Dawood not brought back..now you wil see Dawood brought back..
    Who killed Sunada pushkar?
    who is protecting Dawood?
    why isnt the Annexure of Vohra committee meeting not published?
    How are the DONS moving scot free ..who advised the Raigarh police chief to squash Sheena boras murder case?..
    Who are the Bombay police and other member of the whole ring and the nexus..
    1.2 billion indians need justice...
    Time for truth and revelation..

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    Some policemen and politicians of Maharashtra will loose their sleep forever.

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  • Prabhakar Mendon, Katapadi/Dubai

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    It seems chaddis are very happy on return of their patriotic hero...

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  • Santosh,K, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    What is the advantage for INDIA keeping him inside jail. We have to pay more tax for his security and other his expenses.

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  • Shahul, Honnali

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    Sushmakka's Humanitarian passport awaited.

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  • V V Gladys Noronha , Kuwait

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    What is the use of bringing such people after decades and now when he is suffering from ailments we will give royal treatment at the expenses of tax payers. Any how if left he will die. One more burden for tax payers in India . It is not a surprise that in 2016 central government may introduce in budget " Patriot Dons protection Tax "
    V V Gladys Noronha
    Kuwait-Bahrain-Bajpe

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  • Prakash, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    V V Gladys are you commuting between Kuwait Bajpe Bahrain.

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  • V V Gladys Noronha , Kuwait

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    Yes Prakash I commute
    So how is everything with you

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  • MILAN, DXB

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    LOOK SADHVI PRACHI TOLD, HINDU SHER HAIN CHOTA RAJAN.
    THEN WHAT WILL SAY FOR MODI

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  • ER, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    Welcome back to India Chota Rajan. You need to assist the intelligence agencies to track and kill Dawood. good luck

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  • Ajay, Mulky

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    ER

    Our department is good enough to kill dawood. They don't need another terrorist help on this.

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  • ER, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    @ Ajay - Which department you are talking about?

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  • nationalist, mangalore

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    Chota rajananna not a don he is a small type feku smugglers like Vicky shetty,Diggy shetty,Bannanje raja etc .he surrendered to police because he afraid of Dawood.But some Kannada media &other medias like arnab making him like a big patriot hindu don.Its like ooodida Baloon ondu sooji biddare chota tuss aguthane.

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  • Valerian D'souza, Udupi / Mumbai

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    Underworld Gangsters are quite intelligent in their own way.
    They read the minds better than normal people.
    Rajan is wearing saffron cloths while being brought to India.

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  • MILAN, DXB

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    HE WILL RELEASED SOON. HE IS THE BROTHER OF CHOTA SHAKEEL

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    What is the Asset Quality of Rajan, Dawood & FEKU ...

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  • Antony Fernandes, Mangaluru/USA

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    Sorry tax payers. In this 2016 March budget if your Income tax increases that is to take care of these 2 Badey Mias. Subsey Badey Mia is not caught till now. Govt. is arranging high security for their life. Special equipment for dialysis. So I think at least minimum 1 to 2 percent tax for these 2 VVIPS of India. President and Prime Ministers are nothing in front of them.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Nov 06 2015

    Send him to Gujarat for ...

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