Mumbai Sessions Court has sentenced Gangster Chhota Rajan and three others to two-year imprisonment in connection with an extortion case. After the 1993 Bombay bombings, Chhota Rajan and Dawood Ibrahim fell out. [25], The Maharashtra MCOCA court found Chhota Rajan guilty of the murder of journalist J. Dey on 2 May 2018 and handed him life imprisonment. PUBLISHED ON JAN 05, 2021 12:58 AM IST The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Monday convicted gangster Chhota Rajan and three other accused for threatening a builder from Panvel. Reports of bloody shootouts between Rajan and Dawood's hoodlums have been common since the split. Prior to his arrest, under the alias Mohan Kumar,[7] Rajan resided in Dural near Sydney, NSW Australia as the owner of 632 Old Northern Rd, Dural NSW[8] and lived a seemingly normal life operating a function centre and restaurant. Kanpur: Post Office releases stamps of criminals Chhota Rajan & Munna Bajrangi. They demanded that he pay ₹26 crore, and when he refused to do the same, they threatened to kill him. Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje (born 5 December 1959),[2] popularly known by his moniker Chhota Rajan, is an Indian criminal and mobster who served as the boss of a major crime syndicate based in Mumbai. Lawyer Sameer Pradhan, who appeared for Rajan’s henchmen, said, “The court has convicted them for threatening and for demanding extradition money. Chhota Rajan, whose real name is Rajendra S Nikhalje, was handed over to India by Indonesian authorities in November 2015 against a red corner notice issued by the Interpol. He is also wanted in 70 murder cases and several more attempted murders. [13][14], His mentors were Bada Rajan and Yadagiri of Hyderabad under whom he learned the tricks of the trade. In 2015, Wajekar purchased land in Pune, for which he paid a commission of ₹2 crore to his agent, Parmanand Thakkar, who later asked him for more money, which he did not agree to pay. A source in the Crime Branch said some close aides of Chhota Rajan along with Indian agencies planned to eliminate Dawood Ibrahim in Karachi in 1998. Once Bada Rajan was killed, Nikalje received the throne and the title—Chhota Rajan. The nine-member committee appointed by the Maharashtra government to take a call on the Metro-3 (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) and Metro-6 (Swami Samarth Nagar-Vikhroli) car shed, on Monday visited the Aarey and Kanjurmarg plots to look at the proposed sites. Thakkar contacted Rajan to extort money from the builder, after which the gangster sent men to Vajekar’s office. Press Trust of India. While living in Tilak Nagar, a big colony for the low-income group near Chembur, Mumbai, Rajan started as a petty black marketeer of cinema tickets at Sahakar Cinema. The two accused, who were absconding, were arrested from their respective villages in Haryana and Rajasthan. Rajan was accused of giving threats to a Panvel builder named Nandu Wajekar. Chhota Rajan tied the knot with his neighbour, Sujata, who lived in Building No. After being released from jail, he joined the Bada Rajan gang in 1982. Both Vinod and Sunil had provided information to Dawood's associates of Rajan's whereabouts. By Charul Shah, Mumbai. He is wanted for many criminal cases that include extortion, murder, smuggling and drug trafficking. Laxmi, whose maternal surname was More, hailed from Pimpare village near Saswad in … Both the healthcare workers have been kept under observation in hospitals. Rajan was arrested in Bali by Indonesian police on 25 October 2015. [5] It is believed that Rajan travelled under a fake passport.[6]. His younger brother Deepak Nikalje is associated with Republican Party of India of MP Ramdas Athawale. Chhota Rajan Profile अपडेट RRB NTPC Admit Card 2020-21 Live Updates: 12 जनवरी को जारी हो सकता है एनटीपीसी का एडमिट कार्ड, यहां देखें जरूरी अपडेट [19], While the killings of Vinod and Sunil Soans did not significantly disrupt D-Company, on 19 January 2003, Rajan's associates then gunned down Sharad – Dawood's chief finance manager and money-laundering agent – at the India Club in Dubai. He was presumed dead by the Underworld and by the Police department. Rajan and Dawood parted ways. Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter. Twelve stamps each of Chhota Rajan and … Some Lesser Known Facts About Chhota Rajan. Chhota Rajan: The boy from Tilak Nagar; Chhota Rajan: The boy from Tilak Nagar He grew up in Mumbai’s central suburb of Chembur, getting bullied in school, dropping out in Class XI, selling tickets in black at Sahakar Cinema, to finally becoming a man called Chhota Rajan. It is said that Rajan finances a social organization called "Sahyadri Krida Mandal" that organizes the Ganesh Utsav in Tilaknagar, which has been Rajan's home base. 11 out of 18 points of fingerprint samples given in the Red Corner notice matched with his samples, confirming that he was Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje. Dawood Ibrahim confirmed the attack on the telephone to Rediff.com, saying Rajan tried to escape by jumping out of the window of the first-floor room where he was attacked. Rajendra Nikalje, who later came to be known as Chhota Rajan, was born in Mumbai to Sadashiv and Laxmi Nikalje. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to construct a cycle track along the beach between Mahim and Bandra forts, spanning 5km, Fuel prices in Mumbai reached an all-time high on Monday. "[16], After the split, he formed his own gang. 6 in the same area. Kanpur (UP) Dec 29 (PTI) The Kanpur postal department has ordered an inquiry after stamps featuring underworld don Chhota Rajan and slain gangster Munna Bajrangi were issued by the main post office in the city, officials said on Tuesday. 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