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

August 03, 2024 15:05 IST
Srinivas Rao's son said he had previously expressed his wish to donate his organs in the event of sudden death and we have honoured his wish
Sat, Aug 03, 2024
August 01, 2024 00:38 IST
Since two of 13 horses remain, the state government approved fresh proposal and allocated a budget of Rs 36.53 crore to re-establish the unit and sanctioned another Rs 1.88 crore for recurring expenditure.
Sun, Aug 04, 2024
July 31, 2024 22:37 IST
On July 27, police received a call at 2 am about a woman’s body found in the bushes near the Uran railway station following which Shaikh was identified as the culprit and was subsequently arrested from Gulbarga in Karnataka.
Wed, Jul 31, 2024
July 30, 2024 13:10 IST
Police say Daud Shaikh, 24, was picked up from Shahapur in Karnataka’s Gulbarga district.
Tue, Jul 30, 2024
July 28, 2024 10:42 IST
Dubey, who was irked after being sacked for showing up at work in an inebriated state, was externed from city limits in 2023 after victim’s family lodged four FIRs and multiple NC for harassing them
Sun, Jul 28, 2024
July 27, 2024 18:20 IST
Speaking with the media persons, the woman’s father said that a person identified as Dawood Shaikh killed his daughter
Sun, Jul 28, 2024
July 27, 2024 02:08 IST
It had also pulled up the police for failing to act against them and said roads are cleared only during the visits of the Prime Minister and other VVIPs.
Sat, Jul 27, 2024
July 25, 2024 21:57 IST
On Tuesday, Waghmare took the manager of the spa, another employee and a female staffer for dinner at a bar at Sion.
Fri, Jul 26, 2024
July 25, 2024 11:31 IST
An investigation into a road accident in Nagpur in May led to the arrests of 2 senior Maharashtra bureaucrats and revealed an alleged plot to murder an 82-year-old businessman.
Thu, Jul 25, 2024
July 24, 2024 20:34 IST
Sitendra Singh, a junior sailor, went missing after the fire broke out at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai dockyard while INS Brahmaputra was undergoing a refit
Thu, Jul 25, 2024
July 22, 2024 22:09 IST
On Sunday afternoon, police rescued Hemant Rawal and detained Kapooram Ghanchi, Prakash Pawar and Ganesh Patra
Mon, Jul 22, 2024
July 21, 2024 23:25 IST
On July 17, Ghatkopar-based businessman Bhavesh Nagin Seth, 58, jumped off the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, leaving behind a note mentioning financial problems as the reason.
Sun, Jul 21, 2024
July 20, 2024 00:05 IST
The police said the crime was committed between 2020 and 2023, but the case was registered early in July this year
Sat, Jul 20, 2024
July 15, 2024 21:08 IST
According to police, the incident took place between March 30 and April 5 when someone purporting to be an executive from a courier company called the woman and told her that a package sent to Iran in her name contained MDMA drugs.
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
July 11, 2024 18:00 IST
Mihir Shah’s driver Rajrishi Bidawat has been remanded in judicial custody for 14 days.
Thu, Jul 11, 2024
July 11, 2024 16:19 IST
The woman, who illegally crossed over into India in 2020, suffers from postpartum psychosis. Today, she’s a support worker at a Karjat-based rehab centre
Sun, Jul 14, 2024
July 10, 2024 21:03 IST
A senior police officer claimed that the two main accused — Mihir Shah and his driver Rajrishi Bidawat — have given contradictory statements and that they need to confront them and verify through technical evidence.
Thu, Jul 11, 2024
July 10, 2024 14:37 IST
Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case accused Mihir Shah shaved off his beard to avoid getting caught, according to the police.
Thu, Jul 11, 2024
July 09, 2024 18:35 IST
The police said Mihir Shah, the son of Rajesh Shah, a senior leader of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, visited a bar in Juhu along with four of his friends and paid about Rs 18,730 at the establishment.
Wed, Jul 10, 2024
July 09, 2024 16:17 IST
Mihir Shah is the son of Rajesh Shah, a Shiv Sena leader and close aide of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Sources said he was arrested after he surrendered before the police.
Wed, Jul 10, 2024
July 09, 2024 07:58 IST
Investigators have also learnt that Mihir visited a bar in Juhu, along with four of his friends, hours before the accident, where he cleared a bill of Rs 18,730 around 1am on Sunday.
Tue, Jul 09, 2024
July 09, 2024 04:15 IST
A Look Out Circular has been issued against Mihir on suspicion that he may flee the country.
Tue, Jul 09, 2024
July 08, 2024 15:09 IST
Mihir Shah was suspected to have consumed alcohol before he allegedly mowed down a 45-year-old woman in Worli while driving a BMW car.
Mon, Jul 08, 2024
July 06, 2024 01:00 IST
The sitting MP was being probed in connection with the construction of a luxury hotel in Jogeshwari in violation of his agreement with the BMC.
Sat, Jul 06, 2024
July 05, 2024 17:40 IST
The two children reportedly went missing at around 1.30 pm on April 24, following which their mother, Syra, started looking for them.
Sat, Jul 06, 2024





