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

December 05, 2019 06:35 IST
The police said the five accused have been identified as former cricketer Robin Morris, Gravin D’souza, Ahmed Ali Ansari, Alex Miranda and Rupesh Bhimani.
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
December 05, 2019 06:30 IST
In a seemingly first breakthrough in the case, police had traced a Kurla-based tailor from a label found on the clothes in the suitcase.
Thu, Dec 05, 2019
December 04, 2019 08:08 IST
Earlier, the woman in her statement to the police had said that the IRSE officer has been harassing her since December 2018.
Wed, Dec 04, 2019
December 03, 2019 08:33 IST
The 23-year-old complainant alleged that he was subjected to casteist remarks at the workplace. The police said the owner is the brother of a BJP leader.
Tue, Dec 03, 2019
November 26, 2019 04:20 IST
In November 2018, Sanjay Barve, the then ACB DG, in an affidavit before the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court, had said that Ajit Pawar had intervened in the process of award of contracts for irrigation projects.
Tue, Nov 26, 2019
November 22, 2019 07:29 IST
According to the police, the accused, identified as Praful Mahadik, sent her a friend request in 2016. The 38-year-old woman did not accept the request and blocked him instead.
Fri, Nov 22, 2019
November 17, 2019 01:48 IST
With Anik Shah continuously pursuing the case, the Samta Nagar police on November 11 registered an FIR on charges of theft against an unknown person, for a helmet worth Rs 1,000.
Sun, Nov 17, 2019
November 14, 2019 02:32 IST
The authority started functioning after the Supreme Court ordered all the states to form a special body to hear complaints against police personnel.
Thu, Nov 14, 2019
November 14, 2019 02:30 IST
A retired additional general of police, P K Jain, who is also an SPCA member, said, “When police officers refuse to register an FIR or in cases where there is no development in an investigation, residents tend to approach their seniors, and even after that if there is no proper action, then these DCPs and high-ranking officers become part of the complaints.”
Thu, Nov 14, 2019
November 08, 2019 03:25 IST
The traffic authorities have planned to share the details of pending e-challans of registered vehicles with insurance companies, who in turn, would help them in recovering the fines when a traffic offender tries to renew insurance.
Fri, Nov 08, 2019
November 07, 2019 12:03 IST
Police said the girls, aged 13 and 15, took their cue from a crime show on sexual assault and came forward to report the abuse they were facing for months.
Thu, Nov 07, 2019
October 31, 2019 01:57 IST
The police said that complainant Mohamed Surk, a resident of Tehran, had approached the Iran Embassy initially, following which a case was registered at Dadar police station last Saturday.
Thu, Oct 31, 2019
October 30, 2019 02:36 IST
While his family members and friend have alleged that he was beaten to death in police custody, the police have claimed that he was not assaulted and died while he was leaving the police station after being released.
Wed, Oct 30, 2019
October 25, 2019 03:01 IST
Mumbai’s only Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi, who won from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar constituency for the third time, tells The Indian Express why ally Congress is losing its importance and why he thinks (NCP chief) Sharad Pawar should have been the face of the opposition alliance in Maharashtra.
Fri, Oct 25, 2019
October 22, 2019 02:10 IST
An official said that such work would help inculcate the importance of voting among the students and also teach them the virtue of helping others. The EC had chosen students from Class IX to XII for the work.
Tue, Oct 22, 2019
October 17, 2019 02:03 IST
The only time that Sena had stood victorious in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar constituency was in 1995, when party leader Ratnakar Narkar was elected from the seat. This time, Sena workers believe, their candidate Vitthal Lokare, a local, will be victorious.
Thu, Oct 17, 2019
October 15, 2019 08:46 IST
As incumbent BJP MLA Ram Kadam sets his eyes on a hat-trick this Maharashtra assembly election, he tells The Indian Express that a statement he made last year about “kidnapping girls” was misunderstood by the people.
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
October 12, 2019 08:36 IST
A sitting corporator from ward number 132 in Ghatkopar (east), Parag Shah replaced Prakash Mehta — the incumbent state Cabinet minister for housing department and MLA from Ghatkopar (east) — as the alliance candidate for the October 21 Assembly elections.
Sat, Oct 12, 2019
October 12, 2019 07:48 IST
While Mihir Kotecha has a devoted social media team that works towards popularising #Mihir4Mulund on Twitter, the 45-year-old has also prepared a “photo template” and is reaching out to local “influencers”, urging them to endorse him on Facebook.
Sat, Oct 12, 2019
October 08, 2019 02:08 IST
This time, it appeared that the police wanted to make an example by arresting some of the protesters, so as to prevent more people from reaching the spot and a possible snowballing of the situation.
Tue, Oct 08, 2019
September 21, 2019 02:51 IST
The police said the woman, who has filed for a divorce, received a request from one Vikram Mohan on a Marathi matrimonial website on February 24, 2018.
Sat, Sep 21, 2019
September 20, 2019 02:26 IST
Police officers said that for the first time since they assumed duty, eight dogs comprising the Goregaon unit of the Mumbai Police dog squad had to skip work as they were waiting for a ride.
Fri, Sep 20, 2019
September 16, 2019 01:23 IST
On September 10, ATS arrested five persons — Naresh Maskar (28), Jitendra Parmar (45), Abdul Razzak Kadar Shaikh (47), Irfan Badar Shaikh (43), and Suleiman Jauhar Shaikh (28).
Mon, Sep 16, 2019
September 10, 2019 03:07 IST
In her complaint to the police, filed last week, the woman has alleged that the officer had been harassing her since December 2018.
Tue, Sep 10, 2019
September 09, 2019 01:49 IST
Chugani was arrested on Saturday soon after the incident. He is currently booked under charges of murder and Colaba police said it was likely they would book him under the Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act.
Mon, Sep 09, 2019

