December 5, 1959 - Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje
Chhota Rajan rose from the streets of Mumbai to lead one of India's most powerful criminal syndicates, operating for decades across international borders before his 2015 extradition from Bali ended nearly three decades as a fugitive. His organization was linked to contract killings, extortion, and the murder of a journalist — a crime for which he received a life sentence in 2018. Six convictions since his deportation reflect the breadth of cases that had accumulated against him during his years beyond reach of Indian law.
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Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje (born 13 January 1957), popularly known by his moniker Chhota Rajan, is an Indian gangster and convicted criminal who was the crime lord of a major Mumbai-based syndicate.
Rajan was extradited from Bali to India on 6 November 2015 after 27 years on the run and awaited trials for ongoing cases was in custody. On 2 May 2018, he was convicted of murder of a journalist and handed life imprisonment. He was convicted of murder of a hotelier and handed rigorous life imprisonment on 30 May 2024. In India, this was the sixth case in which Chotta Rajan was convicted since his deportation.
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