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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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Sanjay Barve new Mumbai police chief, Subodh Kumar Jaiswal appointed DGPSubscriber Only
March 01, 2019 02:31 IST
During his more than three-decade-long career, Barve has served as additional superintendent of police in Nashik Rural and Nagpur. He was also superintendent of police in Gaddchiroli and Wardha.
Fri, Mar 01, 2019
Mumbai: Teen traced after he uploads selfieSubscriber Only
February 27, 2019 00:45 IST
According to police, the boy, identified as Ashish Vichare, was a runaway who left the city after a heated argument with his mother.
Wed, Feb 27, 2019
Mumbai: 15 months on, missing 19-yr-old’s father pins hopes on spiritual leaders as cops give upSubscriber Only
February 22, 2019 01:18 IST
Wajid Ali’s elder brother Ahmed had confronted him when he had said that he wanted to leave everything and go to Medina
Fri, Feb 22, 2019
Thane boy loses Rs 8 lakh in cyber fraudSubscriber Only
February 19, 2019 05:34 IST
In December last year, the boy came across the profile of one ‘Basu Khatri’ on Instagram, who promised to double investments in two months. The boy contacted the accused on the number mentioned alongside the profile.
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
2015 Mumbai double murder: ‘No criminal history’, accused evades cops for over three yearsSubscriber Only
February 15, 2019 02:13 IST
On December 12, 2015, the bodies of artist Hema Upadhyaya (43) and her lawyer Harish Bhambani (65) were found in a drain in Kandivali (East). After questioning, Hema’s ex-husband Chintan, himself an artist, was arrested along with four others.
Fri, Feb 15, 2019
Mumbai: To avoid untoward incidents, increased police patrol on V-DaySubscriber Only
February 14, 2019 01:02 IST
A close eye needs to be kept on organisations staging protests against Valentine’s Day, especially Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal and others, to ensure that no untoward incident takes place, the circular issued in Marathi stated.
Thu, Feb 14, 2019
Mumbai: Illiterate driver asked nephew to pen ‘suicide note’ before hanging self, employer bookedSubscriber Only
February 13, 2019 06:58 IST
Police booked Shaikh’s employer for allegedly abetting his suicide, on the basis of four handwritten notes. They added that local residents found Shaikh’s body, hanging from a tree at Powai, in the evening of February 2.
Wed, Feb 13, 2019
Jailed in Pakistan, mentally ill woman from ‘Jalindhar’ in Mumbai has cops probingSubscriber Only
February 12, 2019 03:14 IST
Like Gulo Jan, there are 31 other mentally ill Indians in Pakistani jails, whose nationality the Indian mission in Islamabad is trying to verify.
Tue, Feb 12, 2019
Maharashtra ATS: 10 held with ‘IS links’ planned big attack to seem ‘credible recruits’Subscriber Only
February 10, 2019 02:01 IST
The ATS also said they discussed setting off an explosion at the office of an Indian right-wing organisation. “They were still learning. They would surf the Internet and with the help of online tutorials, they were trying to make bombs and toxic chemicals,” said an investigator.
Sun, Feb 10, 2019
Mumbai: 28-year-old woman murdered, body buried; three arrestedSubscriber Only
February 09, 2019 07:20 IST
According to investigators, the victim, Rohini Ghorpade, worked as a cleaner at Vashi Municipal Hospital.
Sat, Feb 09, 2019
699 abandoned vehicles taken off roads between Oct and Dec 2018: Traffic policeSubscriber Only
February 06, 2019 02:12 IST
On September 21, 2018, a bench of Justices Abhay Oka and Ajay Gadkari stated that an affidavit by Joint Commissioner of Police (traffic) Amitesh Kumar made a “mockery of the state of affairs”.
Wed, Feb 06, 2019
Man who ‘threatened to attack’ Devendra Fadnavis’ rally detainedSubscriber Only
February 05, 2019 00:32 IST
Satara police along with the Crime Branch launched a manhunt to trace him. “The officials managed to get his mobile number from his relatives who then contacted him.
Tue, Feb 05, 2019
Neighbours remember trader: ‘He would go out of his way to help people’Subscriber Only
February 04, 2019 01:55 IST
According to the police, the deceased are Suresh Kokane (68), who was driving the SUV, his son Sachin (42), daughter-in-law Savita (39), grandson Aryan (12), daughter Shraddha and her son Pratham.
Mon, Feb 04, 2019
A day after bodies of woman, daughter found in Dharavi, husband & his lover heldSubscriber Only
February 02, 2019 00:55 IST
The duo reportedly said they were in a relationship. A businessman, Sayyed works from an office in Wadala, while Aafreen, an employee with a private firm, lives near his office.
Sat, Feb 02, 2019
Mumbai: 3-yr-old girl, mother found burnt with throats slitSubscriber Only
February 01, 2019 07:59 IST
The deceased were identified as Tehseen Jehra Sayyed and her daughter, Alia. The incident came to light when police got a call about a short circuit at Diamond Apartment in Dharavi.
Fri, Feb 01, 2019
Mumbai: Work on infra projects give commuters a rough rideSubscriber Only
January 30, 2019 02:36 IST
Apart from the frequent traffic snarls faced by commuters, the work has hit pedestrians too as footpaths at many places on LBS Marg have been taken over for widening.
Wed, Jan 30, 2019
Mumbai: Man dupes Taj Mahal Palace cashier of Rs 46,000Subscriber Only
January 30, 2019 01:51 IST
The cashier Ashish Vijay Shirke told the police that on January 20, he was on the 2 pm-to-11 pm shift when the accused approached him with the UAE Dirhams.
Wed, Jan 30, 2019
Mumbai: Son, daughter of cop duped of Rs 11 lakhSubscriber Only
January 29, 2019 02:44 IST
The victims’ father is a police constable. Kumar Arjun Dere’s father reportedly lost his savings, mortgaged his wife’s jewellery and even took a loan from a moneylender to help pay the sum.
Tue, Jan 29, 2019
Ships capsize in Russian waters: Wait for missing sailors continueSubscriber Only
January 25, 2019 04:02 IST
The two ships carrying crew members from India, Turkey and Libya caught fire Monday while fuel was being transferred from one vessel to another. The mishap killed at least 12 seamen.
Fri, Jan 25, 2019
Maharashtra: 9 held for terror plot, ‘IS links’Subscriber Only
January 24, 2019 03:04 IST
According to ATS, which has seized several gadgets, along with powders and bottles of chemicals in the raids, the accused were planning operations on Holi.
Thu, Jan 24, 2019
Mumbai: Man dupes bank manager he met on FB of over Rs 3 lakhSubscriber Only
January 23, 2019 01:54 IST
Police said the accused, identified as Satyandra Pratap Sovaram Singh, had befriended several women on Facebook and later duped them of cash under the pretext of sending valuable gifts from abroad.
Wed, Jan 23, 2019
Mumbai: With promise of hefty loan, policeman’s 23-year-old son duped of over Rs 6 lakhSubscriber Only
January 19, 2019 08:40 IST
According to police officials, the incident took place between September 2017 and July 2018, following which Mayur Kadam submitted a complaint application, which was converted into an FIR last week, at the Worli police station.
Sat, Jan 19, 2019
On the run: Wanted in five states, bookie from Ulhasnagar evading police for 4 yearsSubscriber Only
January 18, 2019 08:02 IST
In May 2015, the Gujarat Enforcement Directorate (ED) had raided two of Anil Jaisinghani’s houses and booked him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. He continued to be on the run citing poor health and eight months later, applied for a transit bail in the Bombay High Court.
Fri, Jan 18, 2019
Mumbai: Man, mother booked for dowry demandSubscriber Only
January 18, 2019 07:42 IST
The police said that the fiancee's family gave the accused Rs 5 lakh in cash after the engagement in mid-2018. But when the 25-year-old woman’s family refused to pay for a bike worth Rs 3 lakh, the man called off the wedding in the last week of December, 2018.
Fri, Jan 18, 2019
Female quotient: Mumbai Police dog squad to get 12 woman constables as handlersSubscriber Only
January 16, 2019 09:11 IST
The Crime Branch has a special dog squad, comprising three dogs and six handlers, that is dispatched only to crime scenes across the city.
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