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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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71-year-old man alleges he was deserted thrice by sons, defraudedSubscriber Only
November 26, 2022 00:12 IST
Following this, a case of cheating and forgery has been lodged against the three sons and a daughter-in-law under the Indian Penal Code and the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
Sat, Nov 26, 2022
In FIR, 71-year-old narrates how sons allegedly tricked, defrauded and deserted himSubscriber Only
November 25, 2022 22:00 IST
In his police complaint, the elderly man said his three sons and a daughter-in-law colluded with each other and forced him to sell his property, adding they have refused to take care of him at his old age.
Fri, Nov 25, 2022
Delhi cops look for Shraddha Walkar’s cellphone in Bhayandar creekSubscriber Only
November 25, 2022 06:30 IST
The Manikpur police, which is assisting Delhi Police in its investigation, started searching for Walkar’s mobile phone at around 3 pm on Thursday and the operation ended at 6.45 pm. More than 10 police officials were assigned for the job and they carried out searches in two boats.
Fri, Nov 25, 2022
Details of murder and evidence: What was Aaftab Poonawala asked during polygraph test?Subscriber Only
November 25, 2022 04:55 IST
Earlier in the day, police sources said they had recovered almost 10-12 “sharp objects”, including knives, blades, saws and other tools, from the couple’s Chattarpur Pahadi flat and the Mehrauli forest over the past week.
Fri, Nov 25, 2022
On Shraddha Walkar’s 2020 letter: Police should’ve acted promptly, say ex-copsSubscriber Only
November 24, 2022 00:31 IST
Though some officers said that a police station receives several applications in a day, they maintained that serious allegations should draw attention
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
In 2020, Shraddha Walkar told cops Aaftab Poonawala will ‘kill… cut’ her; they sat on itSubscriber Only
November 23, 2022 12:53 IST
In November 2020, Shraddha Walkar had complained to the police that her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala was physically assaulting her and threatening to kill her. Police sources said she withdrew the complaint later.
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
In 2020, Shraddha was in Nalasopara hospital for three days for treatment of internal injuriesSubscriber Only
November 19, 2022 03:07 IST
The doctor said that during the time of admission, Aaftab had introduced himself as Shraddha's husband. “The boy had come along with her and identified himself as her husband. We had called them for follow-up post her discharge but they did not show up,” Shinde added.
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
Aaftab Poonawala, Shraddha Walkar posed as married couple: flat owner near MumbaiSubscriber Only
November 18, 2022 04:20 IST
Dilip Sawant, the society’s secretary, said they were informed that the couple was married as mentioned in a copy of the agreement submitted while taking the flat on rent for 11 months from October 2020 to September 2021.
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
Solving Crime: In 2014, Mumbai police revisited suspect list to zero in on man who raped and killed 23-year-old techie womanSubscriber Only
November 17, 2022 13:34 IST
After reaching a dead-end, the crime branch re-interrogated the suspects and established the role of the man who took the woman from the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) railway station to a secluded place in a bid to rob her.
Thu, Nov 24, 2022
Shah Rukh Khan, team stopped at Mumbai airport over luxury watches; made to pay over Rs 6 lakh in dutySubscriber Only
November 12, 2022 16:47 IST
Officials of the Air Intelligence Unit in Mumbai found six cases meant for high-end watches and an Apple iWatch in their luggage, for which Shah Rukh Khan’s team was made to pay 38.5% duty.
Wed, Nov 23, 2022
Amruta Fadnavis asks Mumbai Police to withdraw traffic clearance vehicleSubscriber Only
November 02, 2022 17:41 IST
The upgrade to Y+ with escort category comes with the security of an escort vehicle and five policemen round the clock. The ‘traffic clearance vehicle’ performs duties similar to a pilot vehicle, clearing traffic for the assignee during travel.
Sun, Nov 13, 2022
Traffic clearance vehicle, Y+ escort security upgrade for Mrs Amruta FadnavisSubscriber Only
November 02, 2022 01:20 IST
The upgrade to Y+ with escort category for Amruta Fadnavis comes with the security of an escort vehicle and five policemen round the clock. The ‘traffic clearance vehicle’ performs duties similar to a pilot vehicle, clearing traffic for the assignee during her travel.
Sun, Nov 13, 2022
Boy who ‘came to see Mumbai’: Unable to trace kin, police cremate 16-yr-old’s body after 2 monthsSubscriber Only
November 01, 2022 14:22 IST
An investigator from Shivaji Park police station said, "The final rites of the deceased, identified as Haswan Nishad, happened in the presence of the police and the NGO. It was conducted in a crematorium in Sion."
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Delhi boy who ‘came to see Mumbai’: Unable to trace family, Mumbai Police to cremate 16-yr-old’s body lying in morgue for two monthsSubscriber Only
October 29, 2022 23:55 IST
“The investigating officer sought permission to cremate his remains. We worked hard to trace his family but couldn’t. I have granted permission to cremate the body,” Assistant Commissioner of Police (Dadar division) Avinash Kanade said.
Wed, Nov 09, 2022
Angadia extortion case: Mumbai Police reinstates three arrested copsSubscriber Only
October 29, 2022 06:12 IST
The three officers — police inspector Om Vangate, assistant police inspector Nitin Kadam and police sub-inspector Samadhan Jamdade — were arrested by the city crime branch after being named in a complaint that they along with Tripathi had extorted money from 'angadias'.
Sun, Oct 30, 2022
Mumbai: Minor allegedly gangraped by two, taxi driver heldSubscriber Only
October 26, 2022 02:15 IST
The police said the girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in July as well, after which she was lodged in an ashram. On October 17, she was admitted to Nair hospital for treatment.
Thu, Oct 27, 2022
Crime Branch units to take over investigation of 15 unsolved cases from each police stationSubscriber Only
October 24, 2022 05:19 IST
The unit in-charges have been asked to take over those cases, which their counterparts at the police station are finding difficult to solve, including murder, cheating and cases registered under the IT act.
Thu, Nov 03, 2022
Maharashtra govt rejects Colaba police’s proposal to prosecute IPS officer Rashmi Shukla in ‘phone-tapping’ caseSubscriber Only
October 20, 2022 17:54 IST
The Colaba police registered a case against Shukla in March for allegedly tapping the phone conversations of NCP leader Eknath Khadse and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and filed a 750-page chargesheet against her in April.
Wed, Nov 02, 2022
Three months after being kidnapped and robbed by fake CBI officers, businessman lodges complaintSubscriber Only
October 16, 2022 15:24 IST
The businessman, Pushkraj Vajarkar, lodged a police complaint after he came to know about the arrest of four fake CBI officers by Goregaon police this week.
Mon, Oct 17, 2022
Solving Crime: Killer loses sleep, makes victim’s statue — how police solved a 1997 murder after 16 yearsSubscriber Only
October 13, 2022 14:08 IST
The police reopened the case and arrested the two accused after a man informed them of the murder and the statue of the 58-year-old woman at a village in Raigad. He said people in the village were suffering because of the statue.
Tue, Oct 25, 2022
Mumbai: 3 held, 12-yr-old girl booked for theft of goods worth Rs 40LSubscriber Only
October 12, 2022 00:59 IST
The arrested men have been sent to jail. Meanwhile, police have managed to recover the stolen valuables and cash. “We have recovered the stolen goods from those the accused had sold them to,” said an officer.
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
2 top bank staffers don’t comply with court order, convictedSubscriber Only
October 09, 2022 00:01 IST
The duo has been convicted under Section 345 (procedure in certain cases of contempt) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrCP), reads the order passed by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) JC Yadav.
Sun, Oct 09, 2022
Bizman driving speeding SUV had fled from the spot in ambulance, was held after 12-hour manhuntSubscriber Only
October 08, 2022 09:53 IST
The police said that in the wee hours of Wednesday, Bilakhya was driving from Jogeshwari – where he had gone to meet his cousin – to his south Mumbai residence at Mohammed Ali Road in an SUV owned by his brother Asif.
Wed, Oct 19, 2022
Bandra-Worli sea link accident: Mishap matter of contributed negligence, accused tells courtSubscriber Only
October 08, 2022 00:13 IST
Chavan added that police have purposely booked Bilakhya under sections 304 (a) (causing death due to negligence) and 304 (B) (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC to ensure that he does not get bail.
Tue, Oct 18, 2022
Mumbai sea link staffer who stopped suicide bids run over at accident siteSubscriber Only
October 06, 2022 04:04 IST
Around 2.40 am Wednesday, he responded to yet another call — about a car with four passengers hitting a railing on the sea link following a burst tyre. This was the last distress call that 36-year-old Chetan Kadam, a security supervisor, would attend.
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