Sagar Rajput is a Principal Correspondent at The Indian Express. He has been reporting on crime since 2012. Born and brought up in Mumbai, he understands the city and its policing well. He covers Maharashtra police, Anti Terrorism Squad, Anti Corruption Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, Air Intelligence Unit and Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence. He joined The Indian Express in November 2018. He tweets @sagarajput24

February 17, 2025 04:00 IST
The data also shows that 152 Bangladeshi nationals, who police said were found staying illegally in the city, were deported in 2024 when around 215 cases were registered as part of the crackdown, leading to over 300 arrests.
Mon, Feb 17, 2025
February 16, 2025 23:18 IST
New India Cooperative Bank former GM ‘took the money from bank’s safe’
Sun, Feb 16, 2025
February 16, 2025 15:05 IST
MSHRC chairperson Sanjay Kumar says he is planning to start a two-day course for citizens to raise awareness about human rights.
Sun, Feb 16, 2025
February 12, 2025 19:58 IST
In April 2024, the company was alerted by its investors that a website and mobile application similar to Sharekhan Limited were in operation
Wed, Feb 12, 2025
February 12, 2025 00:14 IST
The demolition drive had taken a violent turn with as many as 35 people, including 20 police personnel, injured after alleged stone-pelting and clashes between the residents and municipal personnel
Wed, Feb 12, 2025
February 11, 2025 16:21 IST
The police said their teams are examining the call data records and CCTV footage to identify the suspect.
Tue, Feb 11, 2025
February 06, 2025 20:18 IST
Patil, a 68-year-old retired ACP from Pune, reported that on the night of December 19, 2019, he was disturbed by loud cracker bursting during two weddings near his home in the Bibwewadi area.
Fri, Feb 07, 2025
January 28, 2025 22:21 IST
The victim’s uncle said that the family was unaware that the Supreme Court had been hearing the case and learnt about the acquittal through media reports.
Tue, Jan 28, 2025
January 28, 2025 17:29 IST
More than a decade after a 23-year-old software engineer from Hyderabad was allegedly murdered in Mumbai, the Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted Chandrabhan Sanap, the man arrested for the crime.
Wed, Jan 29, 2025
January 27, 2025 19:36 IST
A purported suicide note recovered from the man’s pocket claimed that he was in a relationship with the girl and they were taking the extreme step as the girl's parents were opposing the relationship.
Mon, Jan 27, 2025
January 25, 2025 04:00 IST
Shariful, a Bangladeshi national, was presented again before the court, which extended his police custody until January 29. He was arrested from Thane early Sunday.
Sat, Jan 25, 2025
January 23, 2025 04:11 IST
Shariful allegedly entered Saif’s home and attacked him with a knife in the early hours of January 16. He was eventually caught hiding in the mangroves in Thane on Sunday.
Thu, Jan 23, 2025
January 20, 2025 04:20 IST
The phone payment led police to the accused's mobile number that was then traced to Thane where more clues led to a dense mangrove cluster near a labour camp, the sources said.
Mon, Jan 20, 2025
January 19, 2025 18:03 IST
A Mumbai court has sent Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad to five days of police custody in the Saif Ali Khan attack case.
Mon, Jan 20, 2025
January 19, 2025 17:36 IST
Vijay Das, alias Shariful Islam, who was arrested for the attack on Saif Ali Khan at his Bandra home, used to work at a restaurant in Thane.
Mon, Jan 20, 2025
January 17, 2025 04:20 IST
The attacker was later confined to a room, but made his escape. The CCTV footage of the sixth-floor fire-exit staircase captured his exit at 2.33 am.
Mon, Jan 20, 2025
January 16, 2025 13:25 IST
Accused of murdering a South Mumbai businessman in 2007, Raju Kalu Haji Sheikh ran away to his hometown in West Bengal where he evaded arrest for 17 years until his luck ran out.
Thu, Jan 16, 2025
January 16, 2025 09:28 IST
Mumbai News | Saif Ali Khan Stabbed News Live Updates: The attacker, caught on CCTV inside the actor's building, was inside Jeh's bedroom at around 2 am on Thursday.
Sat, Jan 18, 2025
January 10, 2025 19:53 IST
Police said that initially, the angadia had reported a robbery of only Rs 10 lakhs, but it was later found that Rs 1.5 crore had been stolen, which was recovered from a deep hole near a stadium in Mandwa village, where the accused had buried the loot.
Fri, Jan 10, 2025
January 07, 2025 20:10 IST
To avoid detection, the assailants turned on the television and raised the volume before confronting the domestic help, Sangita, in the kitchen. She, too, was tied up in a similar manner.
Tue, Jan 07, 2025
January 03, 2025 20:19 IST
The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission also suggested holding periodic seminars to sensitise the police force in the state and to develop a sense of responsibility in them.
Fri, Jan 03, 2025
January 02, 2025 18:48 IST
A case was registered at the Agripada police station in Mumbai, following which the crime branch, along with the local police, formed teams to trace the culprits
Thu, Jan 02, 2025
January 01, 2025 08:06 IST
Around 7.15 pm on Monday, police said the accused, wearing a burkha, barged into the house when the door was half open. The complainant, her mother, daughter and maid were at home.
Wed, Jan 01, 2025
December 28, 2024 13:51 IST
The main accused and the victim were former colleagues and the incident was a revenge crime, the Mumbai police said.
Sat, Dec 28, 2024
December 27, 2024 17:20 IST
A Maharashtra Excise Department officer said eight one-day liquor permits were obtained for different events at the society in the Andheri area of Mumbai.
Fri, Dec 27, 2024



