Will Vicky Malhotra takeover Chota Rajan's empire?

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Following the arrest Chota Rajan, one of India's most wanted criminals, speculation is rife on who would takeover Rajan's businessess.

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Names in the forefront are Santosh alias Abu Sawant, Vicky Malhotra and DK Rao. However, reports claimed that Malhotra, a close associate of Chhota Rajan, is most likely to be annointed the new leader of the multi-crore extortion, real-estate and drug trafficking business run by Rajan.

Rajan, who was on the run for nearly two decades, was arrested in Bali by Indonesian police acting on a Red Corner Notice issued by Interpol.

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The arrest was made on a tip off from Australian police that 55-year-old Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje alias Mohan Kumar alias Chota Rajan, the powerful aide-turned-rival of terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, flew from Sydney to Indonesia's popular tourist destination Bali, where he was arrested on Sunday.

A report in Times of India said that Rajan apparently got in touch with Malhotra and persuaded him to take over.

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However, the report also talks about the possiblity of Malhotra joining hands with D-Company “with an eye to being installed as in-charge of India operations”.