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Vijay Kumar Yadav
Vijay Kumar Yadav, is a Special Correspondent with 15 years of experience covering crime in Mumbai. Vijay covers financial crimes, smuggling, narcotics, cyber crime, banking and housing frauds. He currently focuses on the Enforcement Directorate, DRI, Customs, Mumbai Police EOW, etc. He can be contacted on vijaykumar.yadav@expressindia.com / @vijaykumar1927 (Twitter)
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Train blasts, Malegaon: Two attacks, multiple investigations, and how the cases fellSubscriber Only
August 01, 2025 12:17 IST
The September 2008 Malegaon blasts had left six people dead and over a hundred injured. All the seven accused, including former BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, were acquitted by the court Thursday.
Fri, Aug 01, 2025
Solving Crime: When Mumbai cops stumbled upon a love story that turned a school headmaster into a contract killerSubscriber Only
August 01, 2025 11:11 IST
The decision to accept a contract to murder an RTI activist in Gujarat would prove fateful for Shailesh Pandya.
Fri, Aug 01, 2025
Mithi desilting scam: ED’s second round of raids target 8 locations of BMC contractors in MumbaiSubscriber Only
July 31, 2025 15:29 IST
Massive corruption allegedly occurred in the desilting work sanctioned by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to clean sludge from the Mithi riverbed after the 2005 Mumbai floods.
Thu, Jul 31, 2025
Maharashtra should appeal against verdict in SC, says former ATS chief KP RaghuwanshiSubscriber Only
July 21, 2025 12:28 IST
ATS investigators probing the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case arrested 12 individuals, recorded statements from approximately 250 witnesses, and compiled evidence spanning over 169 volumes
Tue, Jul 22, 2025
MSCB case: ED names NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar in fresh chargesheetSubscriber Only
July 12, 2025 00:39 IST
The ED case is based on a case filed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police, which had filed a closure report, stating that no criminal offence is made out
Sat, Jul 12, 2025
Torres investment ‘scam’: Key gang member traced to Ukraine, Mumbai police start extradition processSubscriber Only
July 11, 2025 05:19 IST
As many as 14,157 investors from across Mumbai and neighbouring districts lost nearly Rs 150 crore between January 2024 and December 2024 to the alleged Torres fraud run by the Platinum Hern Pvt Ltd company.
Fri, Jul 11, 2025
Four held for assaulting two teens, including a minorSubscriber Only
July 10, 2025 22:34 IST
According to the police, the accused angadia operator is a resident of Gulalwadi near Kalbadevi, where he also has his office.
Thu, Jul 10, 2025
2 held with marijuana worth Rs 12.2 cr smuggled from Bangkok and MalaysiaSubscriber Only
July 10, 2025 09:10 IST
The accused hail from Kerala and Gujarat, officials said adding that they were smuggling marijuana from Bangkok and Malaysia.
Thu, Jul 10, 2025
Mumbai doctor who jumped into sea from Atal Setu was depressed after lover’s family opposed their marriage: policeSubscriber Only
July 09, 2025 16:51 IST
Dr Omkar Kavitake, 32, a senior surgeon at Mumbai's Sir J J Hospital, has not been found even after 42 hours of the search operation launched by the Ulwe police, along with marine security personnel.
Wed, Jul 09, 2025
Alia Bhatt’s former PA held for siphoning off actor’s Rs 76 Lakhs using fake bills: policeSubscriber Only
July 09, 2025 13:43 IST
Juhu police senior inspector Sunil Jadhav on Wednesday confirmed Vedika Prakash Shetty's arrest.
Wed, Jul 09, 2025
‘Coming home for dinner’: Mumbai doctor jumps from Atal Setu after calling mother; police trying to trace himSubscriber Only
July 08, 2025 16:40 IST
Dr Omkar Kavitake, a resident of Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai, had worked at Sir J J Hospital in Mumbai for the past six years, according to police.
Wed, Jul 09, 2025
Fresh FIR against Cox and Kings Group’s Ajay Kerkar for defrauding SBI NBFC of Rs 105 croreSubscriber Only
July 05, 2025 22:34 IST
Cox and Kings Financial Services Ltd was into providing foreign exchange business, holiday financing, student loan financing, and other non-banking financial services.
Tue, Jul 08, 2025
Meet the latest MNS leaders enforcing Marathi one slap at a timeSubscriber Only
July 05, 2025 09:41 IST
Caught on video, all three are in their 30s, actively associated with party work; one has a prior police case against him. MNS says no regrets
Sat, Jul 05, 2025
Meet the latest MNS leaders who are enforcing Marathi one slap at a timeSubscriber Only
July 05, 2025 03:38 IST
Identified via video footage of the incident, which is part of the investigation, the three are members of the MNS Mira Bhayandar unit, led by its ‘City Chief’ Sandeep Rane.
Sat, Jul 05, 2025
Solving Crime: How a sharp-eyed cop unravelled the mystery behind a skeleton in Malwani CreekSubscriber Only
June 26, 2025 15:30 IST
Kamlesh Yadav’s family believed he had gone to their native village in Uttar Pradesh, until two months later, when the police arrived with photos of the clothes found on a skeleton.
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Mumbai: DRI seizes Dubai origin smuggled gold worth Rs 8.93 crore from melting unit, seven heldSubscriber Only
June 24, 2025 01:08 IST
DRI codenamed the operation as “Operation Alchemist”
Tue, Jun 24, 2025
4 Mumbai cops suspended for leaving consulate office with ‘no security’ for 30 minutesSubscriber Only
June 23, 2025 10:48 IST
Considering the act as a serious negligence and indiscipline, the senior officer conducted a preliminary inquiry, following which the DCP suspended the four police constables.
Mon, Jun 23, 2025
Maharashtra: Constable who submitted fake certificate during recruitment sacked from serviceSubscriber Only
June 20, 2025 22:33 IST
Thane police had registered a case against Sheikh last year. The case was registered on charges of cheating by submitting fake documents
Fri, Jun 20, 2025
Bengal man in Thane pushed into Bangladesh even as family, govt submit proof of his citizenshipSubscriber Only
June 16, 2025 04:20 IST
The Maharashtra Police and the BSF, according to the West Bengal government, pushed Mehbub Sheikh into Bangladesh despite intervention from the West Bengal Police, state Migrant Welfare Board and submission of necessary documents to prove his Indian citizenship.
Mon, Jun 16, 2025
ED questions actor Dino Morea: What is the alleged multi-crore Mithi river scam?Subscriber Only
June 15, 2025 13:36 IST
Probe agencies claim to have uncovered financial irregularities worth crores, indicating large-scale corruption in the functioning of Asia’s biggest and most cash-rich municipal body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Sun, Jun 15, 2025DRI arrests Air India crew member for smuggling gold from US to India, mastermind too nabbedSubscriber Only
June 14, 2025 22:38 IST
Acting on specific information, DRI officials on Friday intercepted Girish Pimpale, 42, who had arrived from New York on flight AI-116, near the exit gate after he crossed the customs green channel at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.
Sat, Jun 14, 2025
Mumbra Train Accident: A passenger’s bag hit bunch of commuters, and we fell down— survivors tell policeSubscriber Only
June 10, 2025 01:05 IST
The Thane railway police have registered four accidental death reports and have handed the bodies of the deceased to their families and are further investigating the accident
Tue, Jun 10, 2025
Mumbra train accident: ‘It was my weekly off, so I didn’t go with him, and he met with tragedy,’ says close friend of GRP constable who diedSubscriber Only
June 09, 2025 15:03 IST
Vicky Babasaheb Mukhyadal, 34, was headed to work when he lost his life. He was transferred to Thane from Kalyan GRP a year ago
Tue, Jun 10, 2025
Take disciplinary action against Satara SP, 3 cops for failing to book IB officer: SPCA tells Maharashtra govtSubscriber Only
June 09, 2025 00:13 IST
The SPCA has also directed that the copy of the present judgment be forwarded to the Director General of Police, Maharashtra, who shall circulate the conclusions drawn by the Supreme Court in the case of Lalita Kumari vs. State of UP
Mon, Jun 09, 2025
ED sleuths land at actor Dino Morea’s home as part of massive search op over multi-crore Mithi River desilting scamSubscriber Only
June 06, 2025 10:32 IST
The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at locations linked to the BMC officials, contractors, and middlemen booked in the alleged multi-crore Mithi River desilting scam.
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