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

July 07, 2019 08:55 IST
Shaikh has at least 15 cases of robbery and theft registered against him. He lived with his parents in Pydhonie until JJ Marg police externed him from Mumbai and its three neighbouring districts in September 2018.
Sun, Jul 07, 2019
July 07, 2019 03:09 IST
Shaikh has at least 15 cases of robbery and theft registered against him. He lived with his parents in Pydhonie until JJ Marg police externed him from Mumbai and its three neighbouring districts in September 2018.
Sun, Jul 07, 2019
July 07, 2019 03:08 IST
Coast Guard chopper, Navy divers take part in search; the body of 22-year-old washes ashore.
Sun, Jul 07, 2019
July 03, 2019 03:19 IST
In the list of top 200 flooding spots identified by the BMC, Byculla police station escaped damages as a month ago, it had installed an extra drainage system inside the police station.
Wed, Jul 03, 2019
June 27, 2019 03:14 IST
The actor has been uploading videos on social media about ways to treat epilepsy. While most of her videos were in Marathi, earlier this month, she had put out a video in Hindi, leading to thousands of people posting abusive messages on the actor’s social feed.
Thu, Jun 27, 2019
June 23, 2019 03:35 IST
Investigations through 2016 and 2017 showed the woman had changed hands for about Rs 20,000 at a fair in Nagla Surajbhan, an Agra village. Those who bought her allegedly changed her name and created a fake birth certificate from Ghaziabad.
Sun, Jun 23, 2019
June 22, 2019 02:29 IST
The victim had come to Mumbai in March. The 24-year-old accused, a distant relative, subsequently met her at her residence in the city.
Sat, Jun 22, 2019
June 21, 2019 02:13 IST
The controversy began when 12 Mumbai police officers applied to Maharashtra DGP Subodh Jaiswal for transfer to the Bharti-headed ATS without keeping their unit commander — Mumbai police commissioner Barve — in the loop.
Fri, Jun 21, 2019
June 18, 2019 03:12 IST
Only one of the 12 who applied for transfer, a police inspector known as an “encounter specialist”, still awaits his transfer order.
Tue, Jun 18, 2019
June 14, 2019 08:39 IST
Sources in the police department said the 12 had written to DGP Subhodh Jaiswal, requesting for a transfer from Mumbai police to the state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
Fri, Jun 14, 2019
June 14, 2019 01:22 IST
On June 4, 2017, the Crime Branch was tipped off about a cryptocurrency scam in Thane following which it raided Lakhanpal’s office. Fifty-three laptops and the “technical brain” of the scam, Taha Kazi, was arrested.
Fri, Jun 14, 2019
June 13, 2019 03:00 IST
A police officer said, “After one of the accused gagged her and dragged her into his house, his two accomplices locked the room from inside and covered them with two bedsheets, so that her cries for help could not be heard from outside.”
Thu, Jun 13, 2019
June 12, 2019 02:00 IST
Bhavsingh, his son Raisingh and daughter-in-law Sangeeta allegedly had a heated argument with Mehar on May 24, following which they beat her, took her body to their farm and burnt it.
Wed, Jun 12, 2019
June 10, 2019 02:32 IST
Sub-inspector Eknath Bhise said, “We have registered a case against the unknown person who leered at her, while we have also booked manager of Pop Tate’s under Section 34.” Police said they are yet to make an arrest as they are trying to identify the suspect.
Mon, Jun 10, 2019
June 07, 2019 01:25 IST
A police officer said that in the CCTV footage, two of the accused — Hema Ahuja and Bhakti Mehare — are purportedly seen loitering near Tadvi’s room. They are suspected to have gone inside after her body was rushed to the hospital.
Fri, Jun 07, 2019
June 06, 2019 03:50 IST
According to the woman’s complaint, the room in which she was assaulted was shared by three men, and a woman was also present in the room.
Thu, Jun 06, 2019
June 05, 2019 02:23 IST
To prevent mishaps during the rains, the traffic police will also monitor manholes, constantly coordinate with the municipal disaster department and make sure first-aid kits are available.
Wed, Jun 05, 2019
June 01, 2019 03:27 IST
While naming three resident doctors — Ankita Khandelwal, Hema Ahuja and Bhakti Mehare — in her police complaint, Tadvi’s mother had alleged that casteist remarks and harassment drove the second-year PG gynaecology student to suicide.
Sat, Jun 01, 2019
May 30, 2019 02:58 IST
While Bhakti Mehare was arrested from Fort area on Tuesday, the other two resident doctors — Hema Ahuja and Ankita Khandelwal — were arrested from Andheri in Mumbai and Hinjawadi in Pune, respectively. The three were produced before a special court on Wednesday and remanded in police custody till Friday.
Thu, May 30, 2019
May 29, 2019 02:00 IST
On May 13, after Payal’s mother Abeda Salim could not meet the hospital dean to submit a written complaint, she, along with Payal’s husband Dr Salman Tadvi and a relative had visited the gynaecology department to meet Ching Ling.
Wed, May 29, 2019
May 28, 2019 03:38 IST
Tadvi, a second-year PG student of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, committed suicide on May 22.
Tue, May 28, 2019
May 24, 2019 22:19 IST
The doctor was allegedly harassed by seniors for getting admission through scheduled tribe (ST) reservation. “Ten days ago my mother came all the way from Jalgaon to personally submit a written complaint to the dean. But he was not available,” said Mehmood Rubab Tadvi, her brother.
Fri, May 24, 2019
May 23, 2019 01:53 IST
The police said that on May 13, Rahul Yadav allegedly murdered and robbed 73-year-old Raghuram Aithal, a resident of Kamothe in Navi Mumbai, hoping to clear his debt and get his father operated upon. While Aithal was an accountant at the company, Yadav used to work as a driver.
Thu, May 23, 2019
May 22, 2019 03:02 IST
Coast Guard officials said the consignment was likely to be received by an Indian vessel. They said that they are interrogating the six crew members apprehended from the boat — Al-Medina — and were trying to get more details.
Wed, May 22, 2019
May 17, 2019 03:10 IST
Police said a breakthrough in the case was made because the driver of the dumper was not paid the amount he was promised to carry out the murder — Rs 40,000.
Fri, May 17, 2019




