Chhota
Rajan had shuttled between Australia, Malaysia and Cambodia since 2000,
when Dawood Ibrahim's men tracked him to a hotel in Bangkok and tried
to kill him.
New Delhi: Chhota Rajan, the gangster wanted for several murders in India, was caught soon after he arrived at the resort island of Bali in Indonesia at around 10 am on Sunday.
He had flown the Garuda Indonesia from Sydney, where he had reportedly stayed for a month.
Chhota Rajan, a former aide-turned-rival of terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, had evaded the police in several countries for 20 years.
The police in Bali was tipped off by the Australian police about a murderer travelling on an Indian passport as "Mohan Kumar".
It soon emerged that Mohan Kumar was an alias used by the 55-year-old crime boss wanted for charges that include contract killing, arms smuggling and extortion.
Sources say Rajan's role is suspected in the assassination of Nepal MP Mirza Dilshad Beg, who was shot dead in Kathmandu in 1988.
Rajan had shuttled between Australia, Malaysia and Cambodia since 2000,
when Dawood Ibrahim's men tracked him to a hotel in Bangkok and tried to
kill him. The gangster was shot at and escaped through the roof of the
hotel.
Born Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje in Mumbai, Rajan is known to have three passports.
His gang was seen by Indian officials as the second most notorious and powerful after Dawood's.
The CBI tracked his movements and reportedly informed the police in Indonesia and Australia about him.
The police believe that his questioning may solve many cases that have piled up over the years.
He had flown the Garuda Indonesia from Sydney, where he had reportedly stayed for a month.
Chhota Rajan, a former aide-turned-rival of terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, had evaded the police in several countries for 20 years.
The police in Bali was tipped off by the Australian police about a murderer travelling on an Indian passport as "Mohan Kumar".
It soon emerged that Mohan Kumar was an alias used by the 55-year-old crime boss wanted for charges that include contract killing, arms smuggling and extortion.
Sources say Rajan's role is suspected in the assassination of Nepal MP Mirza Dilshad Beg, who was shot dead in Kathmandu in 1988.
Born Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje in Mumbai, Rajan is known to have three passports.
His gang was seen by Indian officials as the second most notorious and powerful after Dawood's.
The CBI tracked his movements and reportedly informed the police in Indonesia and Australia about him.
The police believe that his questioning may solve many cases that have piled up over the years.
