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

June 08, 2022 03:48 IST
A DRI official said, “We had received reliable inputs from our informers that a person is going to arrive at the airport from a foreign country with a big commercial quantity (of cocaine) and accordingly we laid a trap and caught him.”
Wed, Jun 08, 2022
June 07, 2022 00:44 IST
Kothari and Choksi along with three companies controlled by them as well as PNB's former employee Gokulnath Shetty have been named as accused in the chargesheet. Last week, a special court took cognizance of the chargesheet and issued process against them.
Tue, Jun 07, 2022
June 04, 2022 15:24 IST
The deceased, Prakash Waghmare, had allegedly objected to his niece’s relationship with one of the minors. Waghmare was disabled and could not defend himself during the assault, the police said.
Sun, Jun 05, 2022
June 04, 2022 02:52 IST
The police said that in order to make their claims seem more genuine, the fraudsters used Ravichandran’s photo on the display picture of the Whatsapp numbers from which they were allegedly sending messages to her colleagues in the I-T department.
Sat, Jun 04, 2022
May 28, 2022 02:13 IST
Another arrested accused is Aachit Kumar, a resident of Powai. His name appeared in Aryan Khan's WhatsApp chats in relation to ganja. The chargesheet said NCB also found 15 pink-coloured tablets on Chadha, which he claimed were MDMA (Ecstasy) drugs.
Sat, May 28, 2022
May 27, 2022 04:04 IST
The properties belong to Parab and people close to him, the sources said. They also said that ED officials recorded the Minister's statement at his official residence on Marine Drive in Mumbai.
Fri, May 27, 2022
April 30, 2022 00:46 IST
Police said the incident took place on Wednesday when the dismissed constable, Chandrakant Gaware (52), and his two accomplices Yogesh Lad (40) and Sagar Rajbahadur Singh (39) went to the businessman’s unit at around 3.30pm.
Sat, Apr 30, 2022
April 29, 2022 02:13 IST
The investigator said they have also attached the statements of eight other listeners at SID. These listeners are personnel whose job is to listen to the phone conversation and record important ones for future reference
Fri, Apr 29, 2022
April 27, 2022 03:26 IST
Although a similar FIR has been registered against Shukla in Pune for tapping state Congress president Nana Patole's phone calls, this is the first chargesheet that has been filed against her.
Wed, Apr 27, 2022
April 24, 2022 02:11 IST
At the heart of the incidents were the husband and wife duo of MLA Ravi Rana and MP Navneet Rana — Independent legislators used to never being far from the limelight, from sharing the silver screen with southern heroes to Baba Ramdev playing Cupid at their wedding at a mass ceremony.
Sun, Apr 24, 2022
April 23, 2022 18:56 IST
On Saturday evening, hours after the Ranas announced they were giving up the plan, police arrested them on the charge of “creating enmity between different groups”, amid high drama.
Sun, Apr 24, 2022
April 18, 2022 22:35 IST
State govt may rely on provisions of noise pollution rules to wade through controversy stoked by political parties over the issue
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
April 16, 2022 01:00 IST
According to police, the complainant, Shahrukh Khan, has a Malegaon-based steel and metal business along with his father Kayamuddin.
Sat, Apr 16, 2022
April 16, 2022 00:52 IST
The police said the four men had been tracking the businessman's movement for over two months till they figured he carried cash to Mumbai every Sunday.
Sat, Apr 16, 2022
April 13, 2022 00:50 IST
According to the officials, the four policemen were responsible for escorting Waze from Taloja jail to Old Secretariat Building Annexe in Fort and it was their responsibility to ensure that Waze does not indulge in any unauthorised activity.
Wed, Apr 13, 2022
April 11, 2022 01:45 IST
Sagar Rajput speaks to Nashik Police Commissioner Deepak Pandey on the reasons that prompted him to write the letter and the officer’s reaction to the censure that he has drawn from the Maharashtra Government after the letter was leaked in public.
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
April 08, 2022 17:32 IST
The incident sent ripples through the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray condemning the striking employees' action and state Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil calling on the police brass to investigate why they failed to anticipate the violent protest.
Sat, Apr 09, 2022
April 08, 2022 00:39 IST
On March 2, the Colaba police had registered a case against Shukla for allegedly tapping phone conversations of Khadse and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut.
Fri, Apr 08, 2022
April 06, 2022 15:05 IST
The man said that he was lured to join private video calls and later asked to pay so that the videos are not leaked. Subsequently, he was allegedly cheated by another group who asked him to pay a hefty amount on the pretext of offering him a job.
Wed, Apr 06, 2022
April 06, 2022 10:07 IST
According to the police, the two arrested persons were Takatsingh Narsingh Rajput (22) and Dilip Karansingh Rajput (21) and they hail from Gujarat and Rajasthan respectively.
Wed, Apr 06, 2022
April 06, 2022 01:35 IST
Krina Shah, whose 14-year-old daughter studies in the school, has said in her complaint that during the pandemic, while they bought phones and laptops for their children and the students did not use the school premises, the entire fee was collected by the school.
Wed, Apr 06, 2022
April 05, 2022 21:29 IST
Authorities revealed that the operations were conducted on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.
Tue, Apr 05, 2022
April 05, 2022 01:02 IST
Sources said that after uncovering the scam in 2018, the Crime Branch set up a special team to identify more such persons who had secured bail with the help of such fraudsters.
Tue, Apr 05, 2022
April 04, 2022 01:30 IST
Speaking with The Indian Express, the complainant, Sushil Patil, a civil engineer and a businessman, said that he was not pressured by any political party to retract his complaint against Gehlot.
Mon, Apr 04, 2022
March 31, 2022 00:04 IST
The police said Raj posed as a broker of a New Delhi-based luxury car dealer and approached the three businessmen, duping them of Rs 2.25 crore in all.
Thu, Mar 31, 2022




