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

April 16, 2021 04:23 IST
The couple returned home on Thursday morning, after spending a year and nine months behind bars in Qatar. Still traumatised, they rued having trusted an aunt who had tried to use them as a courier for drugs.
Fri, Apr 16, 2021
April 11, 2021 23:13 IST
Dedicated officer, should have known where to draw line with his obedience, say batchmates.
Mon, Apr 12, 2021
April 11, 2021 15:08 IST
Assistant police inspector (API) Kazi was called for questioning again by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday and later placed under arrest, he said.
Sun, Apr 11, 2021
April 09, 2021 21:10 IST
The police said the duo, who work in circus, often scale highrises to perform stunts, and they post the photos of their stunts on social media.
Fri, Apr 09, 2021
April 08, 2021 02:43 IST
A senior IPS officer on the condition of anonymity confirmed the development.
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
April 08, 2021 00:07 IST
The internal report, commissioned by Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale in response to queries from the government, was submitted to the home department early last week, said a senior IPS officer on condition of anonymity.
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
April 03, 2021 22:39 IST
The STF, during an operation conducted along with the Thane Crime Branch on Saturday, arrested one Irfan Sonu Sheikh Mansuri, accused of being one of the shooters. The UP STF in a press release has claimed that Mansuri had carried out the attack at the behest of Mulla.
Sat, Apr 03, 2021
April 03, 2021 06:25 IST
Mumbai Police Crime Intelligence Unit: A look at the CIU and the controversial reputation it has acquired in the three decades it has been in existence.
Thu, Apr 08, 2021
April 02, 2021 03:10 IST
The Telegram message was sent on February 28, three days after a Scorpio vehicle with gelatin sticks was found outside the residence of Ambani.
Fri, Apr 02, 2021
March 31, 2021 22:59 IST
The CIU was the brainchild of the then joint commissioner of police (crime) R D Tyagi, who set up the unit in 1990 after sub-inspector Lakhmersingh Sardar was gunned down by Khalistani terrorists at Vikhroli in 1990.
Wed, Mar 31, 2021
March 27, 2021 02:59 IST
Hiran’s family members were by then angry with Waze for asking Hiran to surrender in the Antilia security scare case, with the promise that he would bail him out later.
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
March 26, 2021 01:27 IST
The woman told the police that she met the MD at a hotel here in November 2020, where he allegedly misbehaved with her for the first time and apologised later in a text message, blaming his behaviour on alcohol.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
March 24, 2021 01:52 IST
The ATS, which has arrested two persons and made a plea seeking custody of suspended assistant police inspector Sachin Waze, said on Tuesday that its probe in the case is continuing.
Wed, Mar 24, 2021
March 23, 2021 02:19 IST
NIA on Monday went to a five-star hotel in South Mumbai where Waze had stayed in February.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
March 23, 2021 02:08 IST
Shinde, a 51-year-old resident of Kalwa, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013 for the alleged fake encounter of Ramnarayan Gupta alias Lakhan Bhaiya, an alleged aide of gangster Chhota Rajan, in 2006.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
March 22, 2021 02:00 IST
The two accused have been identified as Vinayak Shinde and Naresh Dhare.
Mon, Mar 22, 2021
March 21, 2021 03:38 IST
A bomb scare outside Ambani’s home. A ‘stolen’ vehicle. A body found in a creek. Cut to the chase, a junior police officer is arrested, the chief is shunted out who then accuses the state Home Minister of extortion. The Indian Express on Mumbai's world of police, politics and patronage, and the man now at the centre of it all — Sachin Hindurao Waze.
Sun, Mar 21, 2021
March 20, 2021 00:21 IST
The ATS told the court that it suspects Waze's role in the alleged murder and wants to interrogate him in custody. This means Waze, who is in the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) till March 25, will face another arrest in the murder case.
Sat, Mar 20, 2021
March 16, 2021 04:22 IST
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which took over the bomb scare case and arrested Waze on Saturday night, suspects that the CIU team allegedly wanted to destroy evidence.
Tue, Mar 16, 2021
March 14, 2021 01:21 IST
Earlier, shortly before walking into the NIA’s south Mumbai office at 11 am, Vaze posted a message on social media alleging that his colleagues in the force were falsely implicating him. He signed off saying the “time to say goodbye to the world is coming closer”.
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
March 14, 2021 00:58 IST
Three days after his meeting with Giri, Hiren’s body was found at Mumbra Reti Bunder on the banks of a creek that flows towards Mumbra from Thane on March 5.
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
March 12, 2021 04:34 IST
The man to whom the police traced the vehicle had reported it stolen eight days before the Antilia incident. In less than a week, his body is found floating in a creek outside Mumbai.
Fri, Mar 12, 2021
March 12, 2021 01:24 IST
While leaving, the accused threatened the victim of dire consequences and claimed that he knows where she lives. Jain then went outside and stood near the next store.
Fri, Mar 12, 2021
March 11, 2021 00:36 IST
Delkar, MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, was found hanging in a room at Hotel Sea Green South in Marine Drive on February 22.
Thu, Mar 11, 2021
March 10, 2021 00:18 IST
Delkar was found hanging in a room at Hotel Sea Green South in Marine Drive on February 22.
Wed, Mar 10, 2021



