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

May 17, 2019 02:04 IST
The constable attached to the local arms department, was deputed to escort a jail inmate for a medical check-up on April 18. While returning, he forgot the cartridges in a taxi.
Fri, May 17, 2019
May 16, 2019 04:42 IST
“The company has two business accounts at the Goregaon branch of Dena Bank. Till May 4, there was Rs 40.27 lakh in one account and Rs 3.17 lakh in the second account,” Kishor Nagda said in his police complaint.
Thu, May 16, 2019
May 14, 2019 08:05 IST
Nearly two decades ago, it was proposed. A decade ago, it was sanctioned. Its jurisdiction was carved out and police personnel were assigned to it. But even today, the Erla police station is nowhere in sight.
Tue, May 14, 2019
May 02, 2019 01:45 IST
Mohamed Jamal Yusuf Shaikh had reportedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan of a flat in the housing society, where he lived with his son and daughter-in-law.
Thu, May 02, 2019
April 26, 2019 00:10 IST
Raj Thackeray known for his oratory is now deploying — videos and “fact checks” to “expose PM Narendra Modi’s claims”.
Fri, Apr 26, 2019
April 25, 2019 02:59 IST
The residents alleged that the builder and the real estate agents were misleading buyers to purchase flats in the locality by not revealing that there was a dumping ground next door.
Thu, Apr 25, 2019
April 21, 2019 08:17 IST
Not many knew about the man after who the six-acre park has been named, let alone about the controversy stirred up by the BJP’s Bhopal candidate, Pragya Thakur.
Sun, Apr 21, 2019
April 19, 2019 01:24 IST
Kotak, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from the North East constituency, was accompanied by sitting MP Kirit Somaiya, senior BJP leader Prakash Mehta and other party workers.
Fri, Apr 19, 2019
April 17, 2019 00:58 IST
Open drains, low water supply major issues in area; residents say they didn’t see MP Kirit Somaiya in last five years
Wed, Apr 17, 2019
April 12, 2019 02:44 IST
“The media in Pakistan has reported that Gulo Jan was nabbed in 2002 but they have not mentioned the place from where she was nabbed as it could have helped us in our investigation,” added an officer.
Fri, Apr 12, 2019
April 09, 2019 03:42 IST
Manoj Kotak, BJP candidate from Mumbai North East, was seen as a last minute replacement of sitting MP Kirit Somaiya, who was denied a ticket by the party
Tue, Apr 09, 2019
April 08, 2019 01:42 IST
In the 1995 Assembly elections, the sitting MLA in Mulund Assembly constituency was BJP’s Wamanrao Parab. He had won the seat in 1990 with a huge margin against Congress’s R R Singh. He fully expected to be renominated in 1995.
Mon, Apr 08, 2019
April 08, 2019 01:37 IST
Even though Kotak, a three-time corporator, has claimed that he is “unmoved by the posturing of the MNS”, the BJP leader is trying to reach out to Marathi voters, who have a decisive stamp on who wins from here.
Mon, Apr 08, 2019
April 06, 2019 04:06 IST
NCP candidate Sanjay Dina Patil, in an interview with The Indian Express, explains how he plans to address the issues of his demographically diverse constituency.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019
April 03, 2019 00:59 IST
Police said the duo was arrested on the basis of a report by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Wed, Apr 03, 2019
April 01, 2019 03:03 IST
According to police, the complainant, Ratansingh Dhankar, had contacted the accused on a buying and selling app four months ago. The accused, identified as ‘Shrikant CISF’, was offering to sell a Mahindra Scorpio at Rs 3.8 lakh.
Mon, Apr 01, 2019
March 29, 2019 05:18 IST
According to Mumbai Police officers, over 60 years ago, the Parsi community had reserved the apartment, on the first floor of Dhunjibhoy Building on Sleater Road in Tardeo, for a police officer belonging to the community.
Fri, Mar 29, 2019
March 29, 2019 01:24 IST
The police said that while Vivek Kamble, who worked as a garment salesman, hanged himself, his wife Sarika committed suicide by consuming poison.
Fri, Mar 29, 2019
March 27, 2019 00:56 IST
At around 10 am on March 23, his wife got a call from an unknown person informing her that Bohra’s bag had been found at Ahmedabad railway station. “The caller found her number from documents in the bag. A police team was dispatched to Ahmedabad,” the officer said.
Wed, Mar 27, 2019
March 20, 2019 01:48 IST
Neeraj Kumar Desai, director of Prof DD Desai’s Associated Engineering Consultant and Analyst Private Limited, was produced before the metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday, which remanded him in police custody till March 25.
Wed, Mar 20, 2019
March 18, 2019 21:50 IST
CST FOB collapse: The police action against Neerajkumar Desai of Prof DD Desai Associated Engineering Consultants comes following an FIR lodged in the case on Friday.
Tue, Mar 19, 2019
March 08, 2019 12:11 IST
In January, district administration officials had first began the work to demolition the structure using bulldozers, but found it time-consuming due to the reinforced cement concrete (RCC) and steel bars construction.
Sat, Mar 09, 2019
March 08, 2019 02:10 IST
Around 8 pm, the teen was let off with a warning that his nude video would be posted on social media if he tries to lodge a police complaint.
Fri, Mar 08, 2019
March 05, 2019 00:57 IST
Mumbai Police asked them to check if there was a warrant against Mulya. While Dharwad town police were checking with the local courts and police station, the team decided to visit Dharwad court, where Mulya was spotted at 2.25 pm on Sunday.
Tue, Mar 05, 2019
March 02, 2019 01:18 IST
The Cuffe Parade police said that in a suicide note left behind by the woman, she has alleged that her husband was in a relationship with the wife of a fellow naval employee and there were constant arguments at home due to this.
Sat, Mar 02, 2019



