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

July 20, 2022 01:17 IST
The police said the boy met the 16-year-old girl on Instagram. “He sent her a message on social media... they started chatting on a daily basis,” said an officer.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
July 18, 2022 15:17 IST
A case of murder and common intention have been registered.
Tue, Jul 19, 2022
July 16, 2022 02:33 IST
The police said the search was carried out on Thursday following a tip-off from the Punjab Police. A case under Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered against the exporter, shipper and other unknown persons who facilitated the export and import of the contraband.
Sat, Jul 16, 2022
July 15, 2022 04:17 IST
The 17-year-old, who was preparing for his NEET entrance examination, hatched a plan to use the benefit. The minor initially made fake invoices worth Rs 9,81,800 for two computer processors, mobiles and memory cards, police said.
Fri, Jul 15, 2022
July 14, 2022 01:30 IST
Man stopped talking to her after her family accused him of rape; he was arrested, jailed for months
Thu, Jul 14, 2022
July 13, 2022 03:50 IST
The complainant, identified as Pravin Wagh, alleged that the four persons — Ashok Gavand, Tejas Patel, Disha Soras and Mantu Prasad — duped him after gaining his confidence.
Wed, Jul 13, 2022
July 12, 2022 00:11 IST
The police said the accused, who teaches physics and chemistry in a college in the western suburbs, raped the girl and forced her to perform unnatural sex in the college premises and at his home when she came for tuition between February 2020 and February 2022.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
July 11, 2022 01:12 IST
The woman, Manpreet Shahani, was apprehended from her house in Kandivali. Police said that Shahani was in charge of ordering gift vouchers on behalf of the company.
Mon, Jul 11, 2022
July 10, 2022 21:53 IST
Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar in the interview said, "Mumbai police will not work under any political pressure. We will be dealing only with the facts and circumstances of a case. We will work as per evidence available on record."
Mon, Jul 11, 2022
July 04, 2022 22:00 IST
According to police officials, the arrested person has been identified as Suraj Yadav
Mon, Jul 04, 2022
July 02, 2022 21:02 IST
An officer said, “On the direction of senior police officers, following a complaint from the mosque authorities, we started our investigation by scrutinising the CCTV footage of that area. After scanning the footage of neighbouring areas as well, we zeroed in on a suspect.”
Sat, Jul 02, 2022
July 02, 2022 01:48 IST
ED sources said Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut presented himself at 11.45am and was quizzed for around ten hours.
Sat, Jul 02, 2022
July 01, 2022 01:08 IST
The Mumbai Police Department has been following the tradition of putting up photo frames of outgoing commissioners on the walls of the British-era stone building since the early 1950s.
Fri, Jul 01, 2022
June 28, 2022 16:04 IST
The second summon was issued after Raut failed to appear before the ED on Tuesday and instead sent his lawyer to seek an exemption for 14 days, which was rejected by the agency. Senior ED officials said that Raut has been instructed to appear with certain documents related to the case.
Wed, Jun 29, 2022
June 27, 2022 13:23 IST
The call comes at a time when Raut is trying to rally the Sena’s MLAs and workers behind Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in a bid to overcome an internal revolt led by rebel leader Eknath Shinde who has claimed the support of 39 of the party’s 55 MLAs.
Tue, Jun 28, 2022
June 25, 2022 01:11 IST
The ED said the Jalna SSK is currently held in the name of Arjun Sugar Industries Private Limited, which was incorporated by Khotkar and his associates to purchase the SSK.
Sat, Jun 25, 2022
June 24, 2022 19:17 IST
‘Umang’ was scheduled to take place in the Jio Garden at BKC on Sunday and around 12,000 people, including politicians, celebrities, bureaucrats and police personnel, were invited.
Fri, Jun 24, 2022
June 23, 2022 00:53 IST
The Shiv Sena, meanwhile, has asked local shakha pramukhs and prominent party leaders in Mumbai to keep an eye on all the MLAs who are still in Mumbai.
Thu, Jun 23, 2022
June 22, 2022 01:15 IST
Sources in the Maharashtra Police claimed that the SID had informed the government that eight to 10 of its MLAs, including Sena's Eknath Shinde, were in touch with Opposition leaders.
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
June 20, 2022 04:40 IST
Mohite has now been entrusted with the probe in “two politically sensitive cases” and “an inquiry” against a senior IPS officer who has been accused by a retired officer of having links with a gangster.
Mon, Jun 20, 2022
June 16, 2022 22:55 IST
The police believe Shaikh suspected that she was in a relationship with another man due of which there was a quarrel between the two on Tuesday evening that led to the murder.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
June 15, 2022 17:27 IST
Parab told indianexpress.com, “I received the summons on Tuesday and as I am not in Mumbai currently, so I could not appear before the ED.” The minister added that he has informed the agency about his inability to appear before it through a letter.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
June 15, 2022 01:07 IST
The central agency recently registered an Enforcement Case Information Report pertaining to a resort at the coastal hill station of Dapoli. Subsequently, on May 26, it conducted raids at seven properties belonging to Parab and people close to him in Mumbai, Pune and Ratnagiri.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
June 15, 2022 00:48 IST
According to police, Inasheen Mascarenhas, a retired sweeper in the Indian Railways, was being abused by her alcoholic son, Jason, for the last five years.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
June 09, 2022 00:47 IST
The victim’s family has claimed that while it sought a probe into the involvement of four others in the murder, the Dharavi police had instead named the two of them as witnesses in the chargesheet filed in the case.
Thu, Jun 09, 2022


