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Sagar Rajput
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
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Solving Crime: A robber, an elaborate costume and duplicate keys — how Mumbai police cracked a Rs 55-lakh bank robbery caseSubscriber Only
December 22, 2022 13:00 IST
Wearing a raincoat and a helmet, and using a set of 11 duplicate keys, Hrishikesh Barikh stole Rs 55.40 lakh from the strong room of a Canara Bank branch in Ghatkopar in August 2014. He had committed similar robberies at five other banks, police said.
Wed, Jan 04, 2023
Gangraped, girl made desperate call to family, phone was snatched: PoliceSubscriber Only
December 22, 2022 04:35 IST
All nine accused have been arrested and booked under relevant sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Mon, Dec 26, 2022
27-year-old woman killed in moving car, two heldSubscriber Only
December 22, 2022 00:48 IST
Terming it a pre-planned murder, Inspector Ravindra Patil said, "Urvashi was murdered because she was pressuring Khan to marry her."
Thu, Dec 22, 2022
Three-year-old boy falls to death from staircase at Garware Club HouseSubscriber Only
December 20, 2022 03:28 IST
Marine Drive police, who are probing the matter, have registered a case of accidental death. The boy’s family, however, alleged negligence on the part of the club’s management.
Tue, Dec 20, 2022
Tailor arrested for raping minor girl at her house in MumbaiSubscriber Only
December 18, 2022 18:08 IST
The Mumbai police said the accused went to the 15-year-old girl's house in mid-September. On realising that her parents were not home, he allegedly went inside and forced himself on her.
Mon, Dec 19, 2022
15-year-old girl gang-raped in Palghar, 8 arrestedSubscriber Only
December 18, 2022 14:45 IST
The accused sexually assaulted the victim in the bushes and inside a vacate bungalow near a beach, said the police.
Mon, Dec 19, 2022
Maharashtra police recruitment: 18 lakh apply for 18,331 posts, 73 in third gender categorySubscriber Only
December 17, 2022 01:30 IST
The police, eying to fill posts of police constables, driver police constables as well as personnel in the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), had started the recruitment process for 2020 and 2021 on November 9.
Tue, Dec 20, 2022
Complaint by city trader leads Mumbai police to extortion gang in Kolkata, 5 arrestedSubscriber Only
December 16, 2022 21:37 IST
Earlier this month, the RAK Marg police arrested five persons, including a woman, from the West Bengal capital for making such calls to people in different parts of India.
Fri, Dec 16, 2022
Mumbai: 2 arrested for chasing woman in taxi for over 1 km, molesting herSubscriber Only
December 16, 2022 03:11 IST
The incident took place late on November 26, when the woman was going back home after meeting her friends in south Mumbai. The accused told the police they were under the influence of alcohol when the committed the crime.
Sat, Dec 24, 2022
10 applications received on Day 1 as Maharashtra Police brings third gender option in job forms for constablesSubscriber Only
December 13, 2022 22:11 IST
The applicants include two petitioners who had approached the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) seeking the third gender option in application forms for police constables, an official said.
Thu, Dec 15, 2022
Bandra Worli sea link accident: Police submit chargesheet against man, rules out influence of alcoholSubscriber Only
December 13, 2022 01:09 IST
Police said the forensic department has handed them Bilakhya's blood report and that at the time of accident, he was not driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Sat, Dec 24, 2022
Art Street: Inspiring installation at Mumbai’s Chembur railway station junction to love cotton bagsSubscriber Only
December 10, 2022 12:42 IST
The 8-ft structure made of Plaster of Paris at the traffic island depicts a hand clasping the handle of a cotton bag.
Mon, Dec 19, 2022MHADA recruitment: 39 aspirants sent dummy candidates, 21 used electronic devices, bookedSubscriber Only
December 09, 2022 01:12 IST
The MHADA, which was eyeing to fill 565 vacancies in 14 categories of technical and non-technical establishments, had conducted online examinations between January 31 and February 9.
Fri, Dec 09, 2022
Man ‘kills mother, disposes body in Matheran’; arrestedSubscriber Only
December 08, 2022 05:31 IST
Sachin, who earlier worked as a teacher and is currently unemployed, used to live with his mother in her four-bedroom flat at Kalpataru Society in Juhu. Sachin's elder brother is a software professional and lives in the USA, said police.
Thu, Dec 08, 2022
Two men arrested for duping woman while posing as transgender personsSubscriber Only
December 07, 2022 01:15 IST
According to police, the two arrested persons have been identified as Ritesh Solanki (20) and Amar Shinde (23). They were arrested from their house in Kalwa late last week.
Wed, Dec 07, 2022
27-year-old courier delivery boy held from Dharavi for outraging woman’s modestySubscriber Only
December 06, 2022 00:52 IST
An officer from Khar police station said, “Shaikh had gone to the building in which the victim currently resides to deliver goods to some other resident.”
Wed, Dec 07, 2022
Wife’s lover ‘faked his kidnapping’ to mislead probe and evade arrestSubscriber Only
December 05, 2022 02:29 IST
According to police, Jain, who was being interrogated in the case, feared he could be arrested and tried to mislead investigators by claiming that he was kidnapped, assaulted and abandoned on Nashik road at Shahapur by unknown persons.
Mon, Dec 05, 2022
‘On cyber crimes, we are giving in-depth training to 35 policemen from our state’Subscriber Only
December 05, 2022 02:26 IST
He also spoke about the measures being taken to avoid malpractices during the recruitment process and the focus of training. Excerpts from the interview:
Thu, Dec 15, 2022
Woman poisons husband to death, arrested with loverSubscriber Only
December 02, 2022 23:59 IST
Mumbai Police Crime Branch was assigned the case. Its probe pointed to Kavita and Jain hatching a plan to kill Kamalkant by poisoning his food.
Fri, Dec 02, 2022
9-year-old raped and murdered in Maharshtra’s Kalyan, minor boy detainedSubscriber Only
December 01, 2022 17:40 IST
According to police officers, the girl’s body was found inside a residential building around 8 am Thursday.
Fri, Dec 02, 2022
Two arrested for sexually harassing South Korean national in Mumbai’s KharSubscriber Only
December 01, 2022 12:01 IST
The accused were booked under Section 354 (assault or criminal force with intent to outrage modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code.
Fri, Dec 02, 2022
Over 10 lakh applications for 18,000 police vacancies in MaharashtraSubscriber Only
November 29, 2022 02:26 IST
Officials said recruitment is being conducted for the years 2020 and 2021. Posts of police constable, police driver constable and that of the armed force in the SRPF are to be filled. The department had started accepting job applications from November 9. The last day to apply is on Wednesday.
Wed, Dec 07, 2022
One dead, 15 injured as over bridge slab collapses at Maharashtra railway stationSubscriber Only
November 27, 2022 19:04 IST
A foot-over-bridge connecting two platforms at Balharshah railway station in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district collapsed on Sunday evening. The Central Railway (CR) has initiated an inquiry to ascertain the cause of the mishap.
Mon, Nov 28, 2022
Nashik ashram director, arrested for raping girl, sexually assaulted other minors: policeSubscriber Only
November 27, 2022 15:12 IST
During the course of the investigation, five other girls told the police they were also raped by the director, who lived at the ashram.
Mon, Nov 28, 2022
Chairman of institute, his associate duped of Rs 25L by unidentified men posing as copsSubscriber Only
November 27, 2022 01:13 IST
The incident took place on Friday afternoon when the two unknown accused arrived near the Rajawadi area in an auto-rickshaw, claiming to be policemen they snatched the bag under the pretext of seizing the cash and escaped.
Sun, Nov 27, 2022Journalism of Courage
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