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

September 26, 2018 02:17 IST
Being the cash officer, Jadhav was responsible for collecting the cash at the end of the day and keeping it safely in the bank’s vault after updating their system. Taking advantage of his position, he allegedly stole the money from time to time.
Wed, Sep 26, 2018
September 25, 2018 04:39 IST
In a message via satellite phone on Friday, Tomy had asked for a stretcher as he was rendered immobile after a serious back injury and that he is safe on his vessel.
Tue, Sep 25, 2018
September 25, 2018 02:56 IST
Kalachowkie police officers said 261 cases of mobile thefts were reported during the 10-day festival. The police said thieves from other states also come to the city to take advantage of crowded mandals.
Tue, Sep 25, 2018
September 24, 2018 04:55 IST
An Indian Navy aircraft, P-8i, operating from Mauritius, visually sighted the indigenously built 10-metre vessel S V Thuriya, on which 39-year old Tomy set sail on July 1, at 7:50 am on Sunday.
Mon, Sep 24, 2018
September 20, 2018 02:22 IST
Investigators said Sarfaraz purchased a Pulsar 220 in January, for which he had taken a loan of Rs 80,000 and made the down payment. Police said he was supposed to shell out Rs 3,600 as monthly instalments, which he failed to pay.
Thu, Sep 20, 2018
September 19, 2018 01:24 IST
According to the National Crime Records Bureau data, a total of 88,008 cases of kidnapping and abduction were reported in the country in 2016. Among the states, Maharashtra ranked second, with 9,333 case.
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
September 13, 2018 02:46 IST
Sarfaraz Shaikh was arrested on Monday for the murder of HDFC vice-president Siddharth Sanghvi.
Thu, Sep 13, 2018
September 12, 2018 05:41 IST
According to the police, Shaikh has said that he was about to attack this man with a rod but backed out at the last moment when the man’s friends arrived on the scene.
Wed, Sep 12, 2018
September 11, 2018 03:34 IST
According to the police, preliminary probe indicates that Sanghvi was murdered with a motive of robbery. Further probe is on, they said.
Tue, Sep 11, 2018
September 10, 2018 04:52 IST
The Navi Mumbai Police, who are conducting a parallel investigation, got the first breakthrough Sunday morning after they picked up Shaikh from CBD Belapur.
Mon, Sep 10, 2018
September 10, 2018 03:18 IST
A police patrol team nabbed the accused as he was about to escape with the girl.
Mon, Sep 10, 2018
September 10, 2018 01:27 IST
The police said the men, identified as Vasudev Suryavanshi and Liladhar alias Vijay Lodhi, had conducted a survey of various people who appeared to speak against the Hindu religion
Mon, Sep 10, 2018
September 09, 2018 03:18 IST
The police said that since Sanghvi went missing on Wednesday night, his phone has been switched on twice.
Sun, Sep 09, 2018
September 08, 2018 05:05 IST
“He left for work at his usual time... and we have learnt that he left office around 7.30 pm. We could see him walking out of his branch but we could not locate his car while leaving the Kamala Mill premises on any CCTV camera,” said a police officer.
Sun, Sep 09, 2018
September 06, 2018 07:18 IST
The duo, who, the manager alleged were trying to siphon off Rs 50 crore, were arrested. An ICICI Bank spokesperson said: “ICICI Bank has a robust screening process which helped its branch officials to detect the fake fixed deposit receipt.”
Thu, Sep 06, 2018
September 05, 2018 02:28 IST
When he walked towards the police station in blood-strained clothes, officers at the Shahu Nagar police station initially thought he had been attacked. The boy reportedly told officers that he had killed a man.
Wed, Sep 05, 2018
August 31, 2018 07:20 IST
The accused, Shambhav Kumar Achariya, was arrested on Tuesday from a five-star hotel near the airport after he was booked in a cheating case registered by a journalist, working with a weekly newspaper, at the Sakinaka police station.
Fri, Aug 31, 2018
August 30, 2018 02:15 IST
Saif Ali Khan, along with his three friends, had allegedly gone on a legal wild boar hunting expedition in the Carpathian Mountains in Sfantu Gheorghe in Romania between November 29 and December 2, 2013.
Thu, Aug 30, 2018
August 29, 2018 01:04 IST
The elderly couple alleged that they have been getting incessant calls from people, seeking commercial sex workers after they filed a police complaint against the accused for allegedly cheating them of Rs 1.26 lakh.
Wed, Aug 29, 2018
August 28, 2018 02:06 IST
The only clue the police have are five tattoos on his body, including two names tattooed on his chest and one on his forearm.
Tue, Aug 28, 2018
August 27, 2018 02:54 IST
After inquiries, police found out that in February 2017, a group of men had organised a survey in the village and collected documents from several tribal women, promising that they would get cash in their new accounts under a government scheme.
Mon, Aug 27, 2018
August 24, 2018 06:10 IST
With nowhere to go, many residents, especially in the lower floors, remained in the building on Wednesday night even though power supply had been disconnected following the blaze.
Fri, Aug 24, 2018
August 24, 2018 03:50 IST
Tiwari started clicking photographs of tourists at the Gateway as a youngster, and got lucky when his work was noticed by a manager of a popular cafe on Colaba Causeway.
Fri, Aug 24, 2018
August 23, 2018 02:27 IST
Another victim, Hasan Shaikh, was celebrating Eid in a 13th floor flat with his two cousins. While his cousins — Azharuddin Shaikh and Zahangir Shaikh — were rescued by firefighters, Hasan’s body was found in the staircase of the building.
Thu, Aug 23, 2018
August 22, 2018 00:46 IST
The Kalachowkie police registered a case last week. In December 2017, complainant Mahesh Shetty had come across a mobile handset on an online portal.
Wed, Aug 22, 2018



