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'Chhota Rajan' to be deported from Bali

'Chhota Rajan' to be deported from Bali

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

BALI: An alleged Indian crime boss arrested upon arrival on the Indonesian island of Bali last month will be deported on Tuesday, police said. Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, known in India as “Chota Rajan,” has been on Interpol’s most wanted list for two decades. He was arrested October 25 when he arrived at Bali’s airport from Sydney. Police Major Pande Sugiarta said preparations were under way to deport Nikalje to India later in the day. He said Nikalje “will be tightly guarded by local police as well as by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation.” Nikalje, was arrested based on a notice from Interpol and following a tip from Australian authorities in Canberra, police said. Nikalje, 56, told Indonesian police that he had been hiding in Australia for seven years and flew to Bali for a vacation. Indian Interpol officials accompanied by diplomats from India’s Consulate in Denpasar investigated Nikalje and arranged his deportation.