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

January 13, 2020 01:20 IST
Police said the incident took place around 1.30 pm, when the first-year BCom student was standing near a stationery shop in the college premises. An eyewitness told The Indian Express that the accused touched the woman’s private parts and her shoulder.
Mon, Jan 13, 2020
January 12, 2020 02:37 IST
The deceased have been identified as Ansari Elias, Nishu Singh, Madhuri Singh, Golu Yadav, Rajmatidevi Yadav and Mohan Ingale. At least five fire engines and 10 ambulances were rushed to the spot following the explosion.
Sun, Jan 12, 2020
January 10, 2020 02:30 IST
While the Maharashtra Police registered 6,233 cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act in connection to 6,386 victims, the figure for Uttar Pradesh was 5,401 cases and 2,445 for Madhya Pradesh.
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
January 10, 2020 02:25 IST
Among the country’s top 19 metropolitan cities with a population of over 20 lakh, Mumbai ranks 4th in the share of crime incidents, preceded by Delhi, Chennai and Surat. However, when it came to crime rate, Mumbai comes way down at 17th position.
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
January 09, 2020 01:21 IST
On March 7, last year, Shravan Kumar Chaudhary had started a hair transplantation procedure in Chinchpokli under Halwai. The process began around 2.30 pm. By 2 am on March 8, the procedure was complete. But Chaudhary soon started feeling uneasy and suffered pain in his neck.
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
January 08, 2020 03:44 IST
The case was registered after a 50-year-old real estate agent, Sunil Nagpal, filed a complaint with the Economic Offence Wing last December, alleging that he had been duped of Rs 45 lakh.
Wed, Jan 08, 2020
January 02, 2020 07:20 IST
The complainant, Yashwant Shinde, has alleged that the incident happened when he had gone to DCP Abhinash Kumar’s office around 4 pm on December 27 regarding an RTI appeal.
Thu, Jan 02, 2020
December 29, 2019 08:09 IST
So far, the department has issued over nine lakh one-day (individual) permits to different party venues and 1,264 party permits across the city, officials said.
Sun, Dec 29, 2019
December 29, 2019 07:57 IST
Three, including godown owner, arrested; another booked
Sun, Dec 29, 2019
December 27, 2019 09:14 IST
The brother of the deceased had filed a complaint with the police alleging she was mentally and physically harassed by the accused.
Fri, Dec 27, 2019
December 25, 2019 02:13 IST
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) DGP Param Bir Singh on Tuesday filed a second affidavit before the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court.
Wed, Dec 25, 2019
December 24, 2019 03:42 IST
Kalshekar’s family claimed he was given no safety gear to wear. Their clothes were found outside the tank. “I always told him not to clean tanks, I didn’t like it. But he did it for money,” his father Prabhakar Kalshekar said.
Tue, Dec 24, 2019
December 24, 2019 01:47 IST
The police have detained the 40-year-old woman who along with her brother, brother-in-law and an autorickshaw driver allegedly kidnapped and strangled him to death.
Tue, Dec 24, 2019
December 23, 2019 02:28 IST
Since December 15, when FASTag lanes became operational on state highways, toll plaza operators have had to deal with a variety of situations arising from the new cashless system. And each new argument has led to the discovery of a new challenge.
Mon, Dec 23, 2019
December 21, 2019 02:26 IST
The accused were seen pulling hairs and assaulting women and children in CCTV cameras, which were reportedly installed around the temple to gather proof against the men.
Sat, Dec 21, 2019
December 20, 2019 03:31 IST
Police said they have booked the three accused under sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for molestation.
Fri, Dec 20, 2019
December 14, 2019 08:24 IST
The police said the 30-year-old complainant, Varun Jilla, runs Jilla IVF centre at Star Bazaar on Link road in Andheri, with his sister Natasha. While Varun runs a pharmacy at the centre, Natasha is an embryologist.
Sat, Dec 14, 2019
December 13, 2019 02:27 IST
The teenager, in her statement, told police that she hailed from Madhya Pradesh. She said her mother divorced her biological father after she was subjected to constant harassment, and married another man.
Fri, Dec 13, 2019
December 12, 2019 05:58 IST
MSSDS conducts skill development schemes for the government through district skill development and entrepreneurship development centres. MSSDS and the centres in Maharashtra are linked through a portal, kaushalya.mahaswayam.gov.in.
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
December 12, 2019 03:53 IST
Chugani said he had been told by one of his colleagues that his business losses were the result of black magic, and that he had to make a human sacrifice from a set of twins.
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
December 10, 2019 07:59 IST
Preliminary postmortem reports from Sion hospital confirmed that Bhagat died due to snakebite.
Tue, Dec 10, 2019
December 10, 2019 07:18 IST
According to the police, the woman has written in the letter: ‘Dad, I am sorry, I am a bad girl, I have killed you, despite you giving me shelter’, and has drawn a symbol below it.
Tue, Dec 10, 2019
December 09, 2019 07:39 IST
Preliminary reports suggest that the children were poisoned by their father: Police
Tue, Dec 10, 2019
December 09, 2019 07:26 IST
According to police, in her statement, the complainant Mamta Bhansali said she was a regular morning walker and, like every day, she left home at 6 am.
Mon, Dec 09, 2019
December 06, 2019 09:13 IST
Ansari had started working for the diamond trader a few months before the incident. His work was to sort diamonds before handing them over to workers.
Fri, Dec 06, 2019





