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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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Bhiwandi sees 1,186% spike in cases: Residents blame civic authoritiesSubscriber Only
July 03, 2020 01:32 IST
According to municipal authorities, the reason for the sudden spike was people avoiding testing as they feared once they test positive, all family members will be lodged in different quarantine centres.
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
Taxi driver stabbed to death in Dharavi: Family alleges cops present at spot didn’t stop assaultSubscriber Only
July 01, 2020 04:41 IST
Afzal Ibrahim Shaikh was stabbed to death in Dharavi on Friday. His 18-year-old son Fardeen, the main eyewitness in the case, said even though police were present at the spot, they did nothing to stop the assault.
Wed, Jul 01, 2020
Mumbai: Ward boy arrested for ‘molesting’ trainee doctor at govt hospitalSubscriber Only
June 28, 2020 20:54 IST
According to police, the 30-year-old doctor, who was on night duty, was walking towards a ward when the accused came from behind and groped her on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
Sun, Jun 28, 2020
Yusuf Memon dies of heart attack at Nashik jailSubscriber Only
June 27, 2020 02:21 IST
Yusuf memon was arrested soon after the 1993 blasts and had been lodged in different jails across the state since then. He was at Arthur Road jail in Mumbai till 2007 and was then shifted to Aurangabad jail.
Sat, Jun 27, 2020
Salons closed, but 40-yr-old barber extends free service to frontline Covid fightersSubscriber Only
June 24, 2020 01:50 IST
On a good day, the 40-year-old barber does 10 haircuts, almost half the number of services he provided before the lockdown.
Wed, Jun 24, 2020
Mumbai-based businessman blackmailed with morphed video, photos; case lodgedSubscriber Only
June 21, 2020 03:15 IST
On May 23, while in office, the man received a call from his friend, who informed him that a fake Instagram account has been created in his name and that his morphed photos have been uploaded.
Sun, Jun 21, 2020
Mumbai: As cases rise in T ward, violation of social distancing norms & low contact tracing blamedSubscriber Only
June 21, 2020 01:15 IST
Officials claimed that the failure of the local residents to follow social distancing norms have led to the spike. A sizeable portion of local residents are custom clearing agents, who have been travelling frequently across Mumbai.
Sun, Jun 21, 2020
Maharashtra: 4 arrested for lynching 19-year-old who tested positiveSubscriber Only
June 19, 2020 02:41 IST
Police said the group, which suspected that the man was a thief, assaulted the victim to death on June 7 and disposed his body in Govandi.
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
Mumbai: Pin lodged inside infant’s mouth, patrol team helps family rush her to hospitalSubscriber Only
June 16, 2020 23:28 IST
The infant and her family reside at Sangamnagar in Wadala. According to police, on June 14, the infant was crying incessantly and upon checking, her mother Samruniza realised that the girl had swallowed a safety pin.
Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput found dead, police say suicide
June 15, 2020 02:24 IST
According to Mumbai Police officials, Sushant Singh Rajput died between 10 am and 1 pm, and there was no suicide note.
Mon, Jun 15, 2020
Mumbai: 22-yr-old arrested for kidnap, sexual assault and murder of minorSubscriber Only
June 15, 2020 00:37 IST
“We are yet to get the exact sequence of the incident, but we believe that he must have pushed her off the Lokhandwala rail overbridge after sexually assaulting her. He then dumped her body in the garbage accumulated nearby,” an officer said.
Mon, Jun 15, 2020
Mumbai top cop issues order to relieve 5 officers, clears way for transfer to ATSSubscriber Only
June 10, 2020 07:01 IST
The entire controversy exposed deep divisions between senior IPS officers in Maharashtra Police, and in Mumbai Police. Barve retired earlier this year, and the new commissioner, Parambir Singh, appears to have taken a more lenient view of the matter.
Wed, Jun 10, 2020
Mumbai: Man held for kidnapping 13-year-old girl, say PoliceSubscriber Only
June 07, 2020 04:07 IST
Ganesh Banger, a resident of Malegaon, was arrested from Nashik after police traced him through his mobile location, and sent to judicial custody at Jalgaon.
Sun, Jun 07, 2020
Khwaja Yunus custodial death: Four suspended Mumbai cops reinstatedSubscriber Only
June 07, 2020 04:02 IST
The four, suspended in different months in 2004, continue to face trial on charges including murder and destruction of evidence.
Sun, Jun 07, 2020
Migrants’ exodus: 17 districts in Maharashtra see a spike in casesSubscriber Only
June 02, 2020 06:17 IST
The Indian Express spoke to authorities in 35 districts in Maharashtra between May 29 and May 31, and found that in 17 districts more than half the Covid-19 patients are returning migrant workers, who came back home in the last one month, travelling by train, trucks or lorries.
Tue, Jun 02, 2020
Mumbai: Cop starts free ambulance service in Cuffe ParadeSubscriber Only
June 02, 2020 01:28 IST
Wearing a transparent raincoat, gloves and a face shield – as he is unable to afford a PPE kit – Tejas Sonawane started this free of cost service on Wednesday. So far, he has helped six patients, including a senior citizen and a pregnant woman, reach hospital.
Tue, Jun 02, 2020
781 Shramik trains left Maharashtra, 30 more needed: officialsSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 06:18 IST
While nearly 11.24 lakh left in 781-odd Shramik Special trains that have operated since May 1, another 5 lakh workers were dropped to various state borders in state transport buses and around 8.5 lakh left in private vehicles to destinations outside the state as well as within.
Sun, May 31, 2020
Mumbai: 518 police personnel to retire Sunday, sans farewell ceremonySubscriber Only
May 29, 2020 02:49 IST
The ceremonies are usually graced by the commissioner, joint commissioner and several other senior IPS officers. The commissioner honours the retiring officer by handing over a shawl, a coconut, a badge of honor, a retirement identity card and a wristwatch with the insignia of the police.
Fri, May 29, 2020Mumbai: 3 Covid cases at Dongri children’s home, 2 recoverSubscriber Only
May 27, 2020 03:36 IST
A 17-year-old boy, apprehended by the police in a sexual assault case, was the first person to be detected positive for the virus at the centre.
Wed, May 27, 2020Mumbai: A month on, kin of first policeman to succumb to Covid awaits govt’s Rs 50 lakh solatiumSubscriber Only
May 26, 2020 02:52 IST
57-year-old Chandrakant Pendurkar was the first policeman from the state to have succumbed to Covid-19. So far, 18 police personnel from the state have died due to the infection, while 1,809 have tested positive till May 24.
Tue, May 26, 2020
KEM hospital doctor tries to courier masks, sanitiser to son in US, gets dupedSubscriber Only
May 24, 2020 03:31 IST
The customer care executive reportedly told him that he had to make an advance payment for the shipment, following which company officials would collect the goods from him.
Sun, May 24, 2020
Lockdown 4.0 rules kick in: Scenes of open shops, crowds in non-red zones in MaharashtraSubscriber Only
May 23, 2020 03:14 IST
As per the new guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government earlier this week, Mumbai and 18 other municipal corporations were notified as red zones, while the rest of the state has now been tagged as a “non-red” zone where economic activity can resume in a big way.
Sat, May 23, 2020
Mumbai police writes to civic chief, seeks dedicated ambulances in all 13 zonesSubscriber Only
May 20, 2020 05:17 IST
The letter, signed by Joint Commissioner of Police (administration) Nawal Bajaj, was sent Monday after the Covid-19 helpline number, set up by the Mumbai Police for ailing personnel, received numerous requests for ambulances, officials said.
Wed, May 20, 2020
Mumbai: Impact of HCQ on cops not monitored, some say it gives psychological boostSubscriber Only
May 18, 2020 03:49 IST
The drug, which has been pushed by US President Donald Trump as a “game changer” in the fight against Covid-19, is in demand in many parts of the world. But its efficacy is still being clinically tested.
Mon, May 18, 2020
Mumbai: Cops on duty fear for family’s safety, seek govt helpSubscriber Only
May 18, 2020 03:48 IST
A 43-year-old police constable, who lost his 78-year-old mother to Covid-19, said he had developed a fever on May 4, but had continued to go to work, thinking it was not serious.
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