As reported in TOI by Vijay V Singh, on 5 October 2009
The police on Sunday registered a case against fugitive gangster Chhota Rajan and his two aides for allegedly making threat calls to some of the supporters of his brother Deepak Nikhalje, a Republican Party of India-Athavale candidate from Chembur constituency. Rajan and his associated reportedly asked the workers to abstain from campaigning for Nikhalje.
Nikhalje had unsuccessfully contested the 2004 assembly polls from Chembur. He was defeated by Congress candidate Chandrakant Handore, minister for social justice and welfare. This year too, Nikhalje is contesting against Handore.
According to the police, four RPI supporters received calls from Chhota Rajan, asking them not to associate with Nikhalje. The gangster reportedly told them to work for Handore.
The victims, said the police, received calls from international as well as local mobile numbers on September 14, 16 and 29. Following a written complaint, the police verified the call details and registered a case against Rajan and two others.
The officer said that the local calls were made by Rajan’s local contact and investigations are on. One of the complainants, Ramesh Dhochhe, has alleged that he had received call from Rajan last week. The police will record Nikhalje’s statement as part of the investigations.
