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

October 05, 2022 14:46 IST
In a fatal car crash in Mumbai’s Bandra Worli Sea Link on early Wednesday five people lost their lives.
Sun, Oct 16, 2022
October 05, 2022 14:13 IST
Among the deceased is a security supervisor who saved people from committing suicide from the Bandra Worli Sea Link.
Sun, Oct 16, 2022
October 05, 2022 09:34 IST
The five persons who were run over by the speeding SUV were employees working at the toll plaza of the sea link; they were trying to save the victims of another accident that had taken place only a few minutes ago.
Thu, Oct 13, 2022
October 05, 2022 03:07 IST
According to police officials, the accused have been identified as Bhairon Singh Bhawar Singh Dasana (23) and Bharat Singh Jalam Singh Chauhan (20). They are from Rajsamand in Rajasthan.
Thu, Oct 06, 2022
October 02, 2022 00:47 IST
The perk of travelling free on BEST buses while being on duty was given to city’s police personnel nearly four decades back.
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
October 01, 2022 22:59 IST
Sources in the DRI said the drugs were concealed in carton boxes carrying Valencia oranges. The suspects allegedly involved in smuggling them are being questioned, they said.
Tue, Oct 04, 2022
September 28, 2022 04:02 IST
According to CBI officials, the three arrested persons have been identified as Ashok Kumar Gupta, his driver Abdul Kalam Shaikh and Aditya Tibrewal, a partner of Anand Sales Corporation in Kolkata.
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
September 26, 2022 00:07 IST
Police arrested Hemant Pawar on September 6 and found the full schedule of Shah’s two-day visit to Mumbai on his phone.
Wed, Oct 05, 2022
September 24, 2022 00:20 IST
The ATS had earlier claimed that a document called ‘India 2047’, seized from the accused, spoke about working towards the larger goal of governing the country by Islamic laws by 2047.
Tue, Oct 04, 2022
September 23, 2022 01:10 IST
The police said an FIR was registered in March on charges of cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery. The complainant, Rajiv Rathod, is employed as a manager in the administration department of the Somaiya group.
Fri, Sep 23, 2022
September 22, 2022 11:13 IST
The ATS, through Special Public Prosecutor Sunil Gonsalves, sought 14-day custody of the accused. However, the court granted the agency custody for five days.
Fri, Sep 23, 2022
September 20, 2022 04:30 IST
On August 16, the boy was beaten to death, allegedly by inmates of a children’s home.
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
September 16, 2022 03:24 IST
Police said that the two women, who were upset over a next date granted by the additional metropolitan magistrate, had allegedly barged inside the courtroom and insulted the judiciary.
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
September 15, 2022 23:23 IST
The certificates were used to seek favourable postings and avail other government benefits
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
September 15, 2022 01:08 IST
One ‘minor’ boy booked earlier turns out to be 21-year-old man, arrested
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
September 10, 2022 23:38 IST
The police said that while the girl has been molested multiple times, she was harassed on September 5 in recent times. Maintaining that the peon has been stalking the girl for the last two months, the police said the accused had initially touched her inappropriately in July.
Sun, Sep 11, 2022
September 09, 2022 03:17 IST
“Following Covid-19 protocol, he was initially kept in an isolation room where the four accused and 20 others were also lodged. Once they completed their 15-day isolation period, they would have been given access to the remaining areas of the facility."
Fri, Sep 09, 2022
September 08, 2022 20:56 IST
Delkar, a seven-time MP was found dead inside a room at Hotel Sea Green South in Marine Drive, Mumbai, in 2021, and is believed to have died by suicide.
Thu, Sep 08, 2022
September 08, 2022 17:42 IST
A video of Yakub Memon's grave, revamped with marble titles, halogen and LED lights, was found being shared widely on social media. The Mumbai police has now removed the lights installed around his grave at Bada Kabrastan.
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
September 08, 2022 17:34 IST
Investigators initially believed that tracing Santosh Kumar Yadav will be an easy job after Jain gave them his Aadhaar card. However, they soon realised the government document submitted by Yadav was fake.
Mon, Sep 19, 2022
September 08, 2022 02:23 IST
Police said Hemant Pawar was arrested under Sections 170 (personating a public servant) and 171 (wearing grab or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent) of the IPC.
Mon, Sep 12, 2022
September 07, 2022 00:36 IST
Beig, named as the main accused in a case of attempt to murder and rioting, along with 11 others, was arrested by the Dongri police in 1993. All the 12 accused were later released on bail.
Wed, Sep 14, 2022
September 03, 2022 02:42 IST
Sub-divisional head of Kamatipura, Vinod Argile, as well as MNS workers Raju Argile and Sandip Lad were arrested on Thursday night. They were on Friday produced before the court, which granted them bail.
Wed, Sep 14, 2022
August 27, 2022 23:16 IST
The police said that while the two girls stayed with their parents on the ground floor of a 1+1 structure, the stepbrother stayed on the mezzanine floor with his mother.
Sun, Aug 28, 2022
August 27, 2022 00:02 IST
The police said that accused Naresh Yadav, a driver who worked with the bank, was debt-ridden and held a grudge against his employers, as he was still a contractual employee despite working with the bank for over nine years.
Sat, Aug 27, 2022



