Quick Info
| Profession | Gangster |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 13/01/1960 |
| Age | 66 years |
| Birthplace | Tilaknagar area of Chembur, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Latest News about Chhota Rajan
02/09/2026
Mumbai Police arrested five people for allegedly trying to extort a Bandra developer by invoking the name of the Chhota Rajan gang. The accused reportedly threatened murder and false cases while demanding a large sum, and police used a trap with counterfeit notes to make the arrests.
30/07/2026
A special CBI court in Chennai convicted Chhota Rajan in a fake passport case and sentenced him to seven years in prison. The court found that he had used forged documents to obtain an Indian passport and imposed a fine as well. He was already lodged in Tihar Jail in New Delhi and serving a life sentence in another case.
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Bio/Wiki
| Birth name | Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje |
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| Nickname | Nana |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 6" |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Amchi Shala Marathi- medium school, Tilak Nagar, Mumbai |
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| Class | Class 11 |
Personal Life
| Religion | Hinduism |
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| Ethnicity | Marathi |
| Caste | Scheduled Caste |
| Address | Building No. 6, Tilak Nagar, Chembur, East Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Sujata |
Family
| Spouse | Sujata Nikalje |
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| Children |
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| Father | Sadasiv Sakharam Nikhalje |
| Mother | Laxmibai Sadashiv Nikhalje |
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Career
| Famous For | Being the former right-hand man of Dawood Ibrahim and later becoming his rival; leading an extensive crime syndicate involved in counterfeiting, drug trafficking, extortion, and contract killings |
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| Criminal Activities | Murder, extortion, property disputes, smuggling, drug trafficking, film finance, counterfeiting currency |
| Notable Incidents | Arrested in Bali, Indonesia on 25/10/2015 after being on the run for over 20 years; listed by Interpol in 1995 for 17 murders; survived assassination attempt in Bangkok in 2000; convicted of the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty and sentenced to life imprisonment |
Favourites
| Actor | Mithun Chakraborty |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Chhota Rajan was raised in a lower-middle-class household in Chembur, Mumbai. | |
| 2. During his teenage years, he began selling movie tickets in black outside Shankar Cinema in Mumbai. | |
| 3. Rajan participated in criminal activities such as smuggling, extortion, and drug trafficking. | |
| 4. In 1984, he captured the attention of Dawood Ibrahim, who invited him to join his organization. | |
| 5. From 1984 to 1993, Chhota Rajan and Dawood Ibrahim jointly controlled Mumbai's underworld. | |
| 6. During his teenage years, he began black-marketing movie tickets outside Sahakar Cinema in Mumbai's Tilak Nagar in the 1970s-1980s. | |
| 7. He took over the gang of Bada Rajan (Rajan Nair) after the latter's murder in 1983 and adopted the name Chhota Rajan. | |
| 8. The partnership fractured in 1992-1993 over communal tensions following the 1993 Mumbai blasts. | |
| 9. He fled to Dubai in 1988 and later operated from Malaysia and Bangkok. | |
| 10. After the failed assassination attempt in Bangkok in 2000, he escaped with help from drug baron Santosh Shetty via the Cambodia border. | |
| 11. He became an informer for Indian intelligence on Dawood Ibrahim's activities. | |
| 12. He was arrested in Bali, Indonesia on 25/10/2015 after evading capture for over two decades. |
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