Cooperative movement in Maha won't be affected by ... PG 04 << VIEWS & VISION OF CITY Volume: 12, Issue: 283 MONDAY, JULY 12, 2021, MUMBAI 12 Pages, ₹2 /- RNI No. MAHENG/2009/29332 www.afternoonvoice.com GANGSTER CHOTA RAJAN RELEASED Disha Patani IN YUSUF LAKDAWALA raises temperature with her... MURDER CASE PG 12 << He does not walk out of jail as he is facing numerous other cases Dr. Vaidehi Taman would not walk out of jail as he is Organized Crime Act (MCOCA). afternoon_voice facing numerous other cases. Rajan is lodged in Tihar Jail in Special Public Prosecutor Delhi after his deportation from special court has Pradeep Gharat said the Central Indonesia in October 2015. He is accepted a closure report Bureau of Investigation had filed facing around 70 cases, including the Afiled by the CBI against the closure report about three 2011 murder of journalist J Dey. gangster Chhota Rajan in the case months ago. Appearing through Lakdawala too is in judicial custody related to a firing on builder and video link, 76-year-old Lakdawala after being arrested by the film financier Yusuf Lakdawala told the court that he had no Enforcement Directorate in a money in 2001. objection if the closure report was laundering case. The ED case is PM Modi Special Judge AT Wankhede accepted, Gharat said. based on a 2019 FIR of the believed the report and directed Rajan's lawyer advocate Economic Offences asks citizens that Rajan be 'released' as per Tushar Khandare said the Wing (EOW) of section 169 of the Code of incident of firing on Lakdawala had Mumbai Police about to submit Criminal Procedure (release of taken place in suburban Bandra in alleged cheating and accused when evidence is 2001.Rajan and some others were forgery related to a nominations... deficient). The court also asked named in the case for alleged Rs 50 crore-worth attempt to murder and also under land at Khandala in << Rajan to furnish a personal bond of PG 05 Rs 50,000. However, the gangster the Maharashtra Control of Pune district. Rajan and Ravi waiting for new life on Indian soil ince Chota Rajan returned to Indian soil he is released in intelligence agency, the Senegal police flew to South Africa and many cases and many are still pending against him. arrested the 52-year-old gangster. SPolitically connected and having rightwing ideologies Ravi Shulya Pujari was born in Udupi, Karnataka. He has two many suspect his is well planned. His henchman Pujari has more brothers and one sister. He is father of two daughters and one son. than 200 cases registered across the country including 97 cases in He came to Mumbai at his teen age and started working in Karnataka alone. He was arrested in Senegal in West Africa in Restaurant. He remained a small-time criminal till he killed rival January 2019 but he jumped bail and fled to South Africa, where Bala Zalte and he made his identity in the Underworld. He started he was allegedly involved in drug trafficking and extortion his unlawful activities at Andheri, Mumbai. Those days Dawood rackets. Pujari was hiding under the identity of Anthony and Chota Rajan gangs were very active in Mumbai. Chota Rajan Fernandes, a Burkina Faso passport holder and was located in a got impressed with this newcomer and gave him entry in his Dr.Vaidehi remote village in South Africa. On a tip-off from India's external CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 afternoonvoice.com/editorial [email protected] afternoon_voice afternoonvoicenews FRIDAY, JULY 02, 2021 Editoritis AFTERNOON VOICE, MUMBAI 02 Rajan and Ravi waiting for new life on Indian soil << PAGE 1 and managed to be the right hand of Rajan. Angry Pakistan and is sheltered by the country's security Rajan got his own people and his associates like forces round-the-clock, is likely to be succeeded by gang. Rajan mentored Ravi in the underworld Vinod Shetty and Mohan Kotian brutally murdered one of his brothers and Anees Ahmed is the front- syndicate. Soon he became the right hand person to at Panvel and Bangalore respectively by Rajan's runner, but keeping all the control in his own hand. Rajan. In the late 1990s Ravi Pujari moved to shooters in India. Unable to convince Rajan about Dawood's trusted lieutenant Chhota Shakeel - often Dubai to set up his own business. He earned money their loyalty, Guru Satam and Ravi too got referred to as the gang CEO – has many connections through extortion of real estate builders, the owner separated and set up their own gangs and they all in India. Dawood made his ampire tech savvy. His of the hotel etc. In the mid-1990s, his men shot Om were operating from different world capitals. return to India seems to be very difficult as he is one Prakash Kukreja of Kukreja builders in his Thereafter, Rajan became less active and his wife of the richest persons in Pakistan and also a Chamber office. Eight years later, a Navi Mumbai was allegedly doing extortion on behalf of him, mastermind in Pakistan's act of creating unrest in builder, Suresh Wadhwa, escaped an assassination Sujata Nikhalje got arrested by Chembur cops in India. Ravi Poojari always maintained that his attempt by ducking under his office desk. When several such cases. Devastated Rajan got busy mission is to eliminate both Dawood and Chhota Chhota Rajan split with Dawood Ibrahim after the bailing out his wife. His daughters were at the peak Shakeel. March 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, Guru Satam of their studies. Don had to tame down in such Ravi Pujari's wife Padma and his 24-year-old son and Ravi Poojari cast their share with him. The trio situations around him, moreover underworld were detained at Mumbai international airport, the set up base in south East Asia and continued their activities in Mumbai became difficult. His younger duo were deported to India. Padma was on a red operations. While Rajan relocated to Kuala brother Vijay Nikhalje got into politics and during corner notice. Former encounter specialist Pradeep Lumpur, where a powerful local mafia protected 2014; he rendered his support to BJP. There was a Sharma and now a Shiv Sena worker had arrested him, Satam parked himself in Hong Kong and rumor that because of this support Chhota Rajan was Padma in 2005 in a fake passport case. Padma had Poojari travelled extensively in south East Asia tactically brought to India, since he returned to his forged documents to obtain her passport and those of supervising the gang's operations. Satam and family having holiday time with him. He has been her two daughters. She was released on bail after a Poojari were trusted aides of Rajan, until a futile provided with a television in his cell, he plays loud month, but she fled the country within six months by attack was made on Rajan's life in Bangkok by a music on it and this has been troubling for many secretly obtaining another passport from Mangalore team sent by Karachi-based Chhota Shakeel, inmates. He is also provided with all sorts of in the name of Sridevi Pujari. Since then, a lookout Dawood's right-hand-man, in September 2000. facilities from food to clothing, his family notice was issued against her. Padma got bailed out After the attack, Chotta rajan was suspecting the frequently visits him. Chotta Rajan's deportation again and she and her kids are already having their involvement of his own people. Rajan's and arrest was a big political plot. Rajan, 57, is life on Indian soil, her husband Ravi Pujari who is sharpshooter Rohit Verma, who was killed in facing more than 70 criminal charges. The known as patriot gangster. Both the families of Bangkok created misunderstanding between Indonesian police in Bali arrested him on October Rajan and Ravi will have new life on their soil. Now Rajan, Guru Satam and Ravi Poojari. Rohit Verma 25, 2015. it is interesting to see who and when and how was a small-time robber raised as sharp shooter, Dawood, who is believed to be out of Karachi in Dawood would be brought back to India. [email protected] vaidehitaman vaidehisachin Volume No. 12 | Issue No. 274 Editor Dr. Vaidehi Printer and Publisher Printed at Newsmakers Publications Pvt. Ltd. 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