No special operation to nab Chhota Rajan, a red corner notice was executed
New Delhi, Oct 28: The arrest of Chhota Rajan in Indonesia, Bali was a straight forward case of a red corner alert being executed by the Interpol. Reports that a control room was set up to monitor the operation are not correct, sources say.
Why was Chhota Rajan arrested?
There was a red corner alert issued against Rajan several years back and the same was executed the moment he came on the radar of the Interpol.
Senior journalist and an expert on Internal Security, Shishir Gupta speaks with OneIndia about the arrest of Chhota Rajan and also what it means to India.
No Zero Dark Thirty Operation:
Shishir Gupta says that it was a straight forward case. Rajan has been on the radar of the Indian agencies for sometime now. There was a red corner alert that was issued against him several years back, which meant that the Interpol was tracking him.
Rajan who was in Australia came under the radar of the Interpol over there. He realized that his cover was blown and decided to land in Bali, Indonesia and take shelter.
However he was tracked and arrested on his arrival at Bali. It is completely wrong to say that there was a control room which was monitoring the situation and tracking Rajan. This was not some Zero Dark Thirty like operation, Gupta also adds.
Was
he
brought
down
to
track
Dawood?
Gupta
adds
that
what
Rajan
knows
about
Dawood
Ibrahim,
everyone
in
the
Indian
establishment
already
knows.
Rajan
was
largely
out
of
touch
and
does
not
have
any
fresh
information
about
Dawood.
Hence
to
say
that
he
was
brought
down
to
track
Dawood
is
something
that
I
do
not
agree
with.
From
Rajan
the
Indian
police
will
look
to
solve
a
lot
of
cases
that
he
is
wanted
in.
He will provide the police with an understanding to the underworld in Mumbai. However I feel that the information that he would have may not be much since he has been away for a very long time. As I pointed out earlier he was on the wanted list and this was a case of a red corner alert being executed, Gupta also adds.
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