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Sadaf Modak
A legal correspondent based out of Mumbai, Sadaf mainly covers trial courts of the city. Apart from writing on major criminal cases, she also keeps a keen eye on the ordinary and not so ordinary events in courtrooms. She also writes on prisons, juvenile justice and human rights. She tweets @sadafmodak
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2 Central Railway engineers booked for Mumbra train accident seek anticipatory bail
November 07, 2025 22:28 IST
The engineers also relied on a report by the the Central Railway's internal inquiry, which said that it was a domino effect that led to the incident when one backpack of a commuter protruding outside the first train, brushed past a commuter on the other train, causing the others to fall off.
Fri, Nov 07, 2025
‘Protesting for basic human necessity’: Raigad court acquits 9 booked for confining Jal Jeevan Mission officer for clean water
November 05, 2025 19:24 IST
Raigad court said there was not the faintest suggestion that the accused acted for private vengeance or gain and that their conduct is consistent with civic protest, not criminal conspiracy.
Wed, Nov 05, 2025
Three Decades Later: Shadows of Mumbai underworld on JJ Hospital Shootout trial
November 05, 2025 15:48 IST
A special court recently rejected the bail and discharge plea of a man allegedly involved in the 1992 JJ Hospital shootout case.
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
Man acquitted 39 years after Customs department booked him in 137kg drug seizure case
November 01, 2025 23:40 IST
The case dates back to May 7, 1986, when the Customs department claimed to have received information about a huge quantity of drugs stored in a home in Worli
Sat, Nov 01, 2025
Police say maps forged to show 58 constructions in Madh Island; court rejects bail pleas of 2 retired officials
October 26, 2025 20:07 IST
A Mumbai sessions court has denied bail to retired City Survey Office officials Kailas Dhomse and Shantaram Shinde, accused of manipulating maps to bypass Coastal Zone Regulations for 58 illegal constructions in Madh Island.
Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Vijay Mallya to Mehul Choksi: Arthur Road jail’s Barrack 12 back in spotlight as India rebuts ‘poor prison conditions’ claim
October 24, 2025 15:29 IST
As fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi argued that India’s prisons are overcrowded and fail to meet basic standards, officials countered the claims before Belgian authorities with photographs of the plush facilities at Mumbai’s Arthur Road Prison.
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
Solving Crime: How 2 Mumbai cops stuck in a traffic jam ran into a murderer
October 23, 2025 14:02 IST
An argument over liquor escalated into violence and ended in murder in Mumbai in 2014. It was a chance encounter with the police that led to the arrest of the accused.
Thu, Oct 23, 2025
Preserve CCTV feed, medical records of undertrial who died in custody, says Supreme Court
October 22, 2025 04:20 IST
On September 24, 2024, the family was told the undertrial lodged in Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail had died at J J Hospital after suffering from seizures.
Wed, Oct 22, 2025
‘Used remote working during Covid to set up illegal operations… transferred funds to acquire two properties in London’: ED chargesheet against Viresh Joshi
October 18, 2025 22:05 IST
Discussion on property, personal chats on Bloomberg flagged suspicion, says ED
Sun, Oct 19, 2025
Murder case against Vijay Palande | Nikam says can continue as SPP, not an office of profit
October 17, 2025 21:58 IST
Nikam, who has been the SPP in the case, appointed by the state in 2012, said Palande’s application, seeking his resignation, is “misconceived, arbitrary and without any rational foundation”, and sought that it should be rejected.
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
2016 Surjagarh arson case: Advocate Gadling can appear in person to argue his discharge plea, says court
October 17, 2025 00:17 IST
Says plea pending for 3 years, cites right to fair trial
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
‘Madam’ wife and ‘Postman’ CA collected bribes for the approvals by IAS in Rs 300 crore scam: ED chargesheet
October 15, 2025 00:20 IST
Agency says total proceeds of crime amount to Rs 300.92 cr
Wed, Oct 15, 2025
‘Case ruined her career.. she had to face agony’: Airline cabin crew member booked for submitting sister’s passport cleared of charges
October 12, 2025 21:59 IST
A former Jet Airways cabin crew member was acquitted by an Andheri magistrate after mistakenly submitting her sister’s passport for travel.
Mon, Oct 13, 2025
‘Made unlawful gains of Rs 179.54 crore’: ED files chargesheet against former top executive of Religare, 4 othersSubscriber Only
October 09, 2025 00:43 IST
Case relates to unlawful acquisition of Employee Stock Option Plans
Thu, Oct 09, 2025
16 years later, 2 policemen convicted for custodial torture of 22-yr-old man, court clears duo of murder chargeSubscriber Only
October 08, 2025 00:09 IST
Court says custodial violence worst type of human right violation
Wed, Oct 08, 2025
Cops convicted for custodial torture | ‘Didn’t lose hope… thought there was no option but to fight’: Victim’s mother on 16-yr legal battleSubscriber Only
October 07, 2025 23:33 IST
Says will file appeal seeking enhanced punishment
Tue, Oct 07, 2025
Man who killed wife for not visiting him in jail gets life imprisonmentSubscriber Only
October 02, 2025 01:02 IST
According to submissions made by additional public prosecutor Ramesh Siroya, Ansari was arrested in a theft case in 2019. After his release from jail in the case, he returned home in the morning on February 26, 2020.
Thu, Oct 02, 2025
Special court frames charges against 4 in 2006 Malegaon blast case under sections for murder, criminal conspiracySubscriber Only
September 30, 2025 22:30 IST
Accused Manohar Narwaria, Rajendra Chaudhary, Dhan Singh and Lokesh Sharma pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Wed, Oct 01, 2025
Court rejects Ketan Parekh’s plea seeking foreign travel permissionSubscriber Only
September 30, 2025 21:11 IST
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had opposed Ketan Parekh's application, based on an interim order passed by the regulator in January, citing a “history of misusing” foreign travel permissions to engage in fraudulent trades through WhatsApp groups.
Wed, Oct 01, 2025
Mumbai court discharges 2 officials of BEST’s contract firms in 2024 Kurla bus accident caseSubscriber Only
September 30, 2025 17:48 IST
Ramesh Katigandla and Ram Suryavanshi were granted anticipatory bail in February in the 2024 BEST bus accident case.
Tue, Sep 30, 2025
‘Cannot be tried for same offence twice’: Mumbai court discharges man convicted in fake currency case in LucknowSubscriber Only
September 30, 2025 16:48 IST
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested the accused in Mumbai after Rs 1,000 fake currency notes were found in his possession in 2009. A year later, ATS in Lucknow arrested him for the same offence and he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Tue, Sep 30, 2025
SEBI opposes Ketan Parekh plea to travel abroad: Misused permission to engage in illegal trade, motive to settle abroadSubscriber Only
September 29, 2025 04:20 IST
Opposes plea to go abroad, tells court his motive is to settle in foreign country.
Mon, Sep 29, 2025
Bitcoin ponzi scheme: ED names Raj Kundra in chargesheet, alleges sale of 5 flats by him to wife Shilpa Shetty without ‘change in ownership’ in a bid to shield themSubscriber Only
September 27, 2025 00:15 IST
Agency alleges sale of 5 flats by him to wife without ‘change in ownership’ in a bid to shield them
Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Nirav Modi’s brother-in-law turns approver, granted pardon by special courtSubscriber Only
September 26, 2025 20:36 IST
Modi is currently facing extradition proceedings in the UK, while the trial against others is yet to begin.
Fri, Sep 26, 2025
Solving Crime: How railway police in Mumbai cracked a murder that wasn’tSubscriber Only
September 25, 2025 12:30 IST
The hunt for a gang operating between Matunga and Sion railway stations led the police to scour hours of CCTV footage to unravel a Mumbai police constable’s mysterious death.
Thu, Sep 25, 2025Journalism of Courage
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