So much for secrecy regarding Chhota Rajan’s travel plans. He should have been in India today or as Home Minister Rajnath Singh puts it, very soon if it wasn’t for an ash cloud putting air traffic out of kilter.

I keep hearing or reading somewhere that there is this very heavy cloak of confidentiality enveloping the recently arrested don’s presence. This is because his onetime buddy turned enemy Dawood Ibrahim could be gunning for him. Many people may not want him in India because, when he signs like a canary, the lyrics could indict them in crimes so far kept under wraps. Some of these folks could be in rarefied rungs on the power ladder who believe a dead don is better than a live one.

Thank you very much. All this makes a great deal of sense and no one should know that he is coming by a special craft and not a commercial flight.

So much for secrecy regarding Chhota Rajan’s travel plans. He should have been in India today or as Home Minister Rajnath Singh puts it, very soon if it wasn’t for an ash cloud putting air traffic out of kilter.

So, if I was gunning for the guy, I’d know he is stuck at Bali airport waiting for the cloud to dissipate. I also know he isn’t on a Garuda or Air India but a special aircraft sent to bring him and the entourage back.The public needed to know that. That special plane has probably been parked in Depesna for 48 hours in full view waiting for the volcano cloud to disburse.

After he fetches up in India, he will undergo dialysis because his kidneys are malfunctioning. This is just the data we all should be privy to, because it demands medical back up and that means machines and skilled manpower and more pressure on the security.

When he feels a bit better he will be interrogated in either Delhi or Mumbai finally to be housed in Block 12 of the Arthur Road jail after the CBI is done with him. The Mumbai cops are a little peeved. We are told that the CBI hasn’t yet invited them to the party, so that special cell block may have to wait for its guest. But we are reasonably sure he isn't in Block 11 or Block 13, that last one being unlucky.

All this information is already in the public domain. So we have to be grateful that it is all shrouded in secrecy or else we would have his flight details and seat number. In case anyone is looking for him we have been informed that special commandos are accompanying him so the odds on sensibly sneaking him incognito into India drop dramatically if the wild geese surround him, sten guns and stern expressions to the ready. How many folks are on that private plane?

There are two top cases crowning the 75 accusations piled against Rajan as reported by police sources. One is the Pakmodia firing case where there was a shooting outside the house of Iqbal Kaskar, brother of Dawood Ibrahim, which led to a death of one person. The second case refers to the murder of journalist J Dey in 2011, with Rajan having allegedly ordered it because Dey critiqued him in his articles. The police are planning to have one of the accused, Jigna Vora confront Chota Rajan.

And while we wait for the ash to clear from the flight path, we are told that two of Rajan's right-hand men, Nilesh Dinkar Paradkar and Raghu Shetty, have been arrested for alleged blackmail.

Coincidence or just one of those things. Uh oh, Mr Rajan the welcome may be quite hot especially since you have already announced that some of the Mumbai police officers work for Dawood.

We are also told that Mr Rajan is looking for a kidney and had intended to return to India to get one. For a don that could be an easy peasy medical exercise. He could simply order it like we order pizza.

In the days to come, we will be regaled with more intimate details of his daily grind. I am just so glad that secrecy is being maintained...what if it wasn’t?

Unless, of course, these are all red herrings and he is coming to India on an Air India scheduled flight disguised as one of the crew. Tchah, you weren't supposed to know.