Underworld don Chhota Rajan’s arrest in Indonesia has gotten the state and city police visibly excited. Upon his return, cops hope they will be able to unravel his motives in several killings. Police sources say it is likely that he carried out a lot of murders to help the central agencies.

A Crime Branch officer said, “Look at the murder of trade union leader Datta Samant, who was shot in 1997 in Kolhapur. Three people were arrested for the murder in 2005, who confessed that Rajan had ordered the killing. Another accused, who had not been arrested, was shot at in 2007 in Kolhapur, but Rajan’s motive is still unknown.”