Bada Rajan (original) (raw)

Rajan Mahadevan Nair (1952 – 21 September 1983), popularly known in the Mumbai underworld by his moniker Bada Rajan (literally Elder Rajan), was an Indian mobster and underworld don from Mumbai. Originally from Kerala, he operated a gang active in Bombay's eastern suburbs of Ghatkopar, Tilak Nagar and Chembur. On 21 September 1983, he was shot dead by the Pathan gang because he had helped Dawood Ibrahim by instructing a gang member David Pardeshi to shoot dead Amirzada from the Pathan gang.