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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Khaki and crime: why criminality is creeping into Maharashtra Police ranksSubscriber Only

April 30, 2025 11:39 IST

In recent years, Maharashtra appears to have witnessed a disturbing rise in criminality in the police force, with junior and senior officers being booked for serious crimes.

Wed, Apr 30, 2025

Hyderabad firm dupes 184 in Mumbai of Rs 45 cr, MD among 20 bookedSubscriber Only

April 29, 2025 23:57 IST

Police have booked Capital Protection Force Private Limited, its managing director Amardeep Singh, directors Anita Kumari, Pawan Odela and other executives and staff of the company.

Wed, Apr 30, 2025

3 directors of Chicago-based firm booked for cheating Mumbai diamond merchant of Rs 5.36 croreSubscriber Only

April 26, 2025 10:25 IST

The BKC police said the accused pretended to buy lab-grown diamonds from the complainant's company based in Grant Road, Mumbai, through a broker.

Sat, Apr 26, 2025

Rs 122 crore New India co-op bank scam: Rs 45 crore diverted to bank’s then chairman’s overseas entities, says EDSubscriber Only

April 25, 2025 23:49 IST

Mumbai Police EOW is already investigating fraud charges and arrested eight persons in the case, including alleged mastermind, the bank’s former GM Hitesh Mehta

Fri, Apr 25, 2025

Customs officials arrest 3 men, 2 women at Mumbai airport for smuggling weed worth Rs 30 crore from BangkokSubscriber Only

April 24, 2025 16:18 IST

The arrested suspects face serious charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, as commercial quantities of drugs have been seized from them.

Thu, Apr 24, 2025

Pahalgam terror attack: Families burst into tears when the bodies were brought in for last rites. ‘Don’t spare the killers’, grief stricken kins request CMSubscriber Only

April 24, 2025 02:16 IST

Nearly 3,000 gather to pay last respects to three cousins from Thane

Thu, Apr 24, 2025

‘Never imagined I’d sell newspaper with news of Lele’s death in it’: Thane vendor who lost friend in Pahalgam terror attackSubscriber Only

April 23, 2025 19:42 IST

The residents of the society and nearby societies were engulfed in grief after learning about the tragic incident.

Thu, Apr 24, 2025

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‘They shot them in their stomach, head and chest in front of their families’: relative of Thane cousins killed in PahalgamSubscriber Only

April 23, 2025 17:27 IST

The three men from Thane's Dombivali (West) went to Kashmir with their families. While they were killed, some of their relatives were injured by militants in the Pahalgam terror attack.

Thu, Apr 24, 2025

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Family trip to Pahalgam ends in tragedy for 3 cousins from Dombivali: ‘Texted him in the morning; 6 hours later, learnt he was killed’Subscriber Only

April 23, 2025 14:01 IST

Hemant Joshi and his maternal cousins Atul Mone and Sanjay Lele, all residents of Dombivali (West), had travelled to Kashmir along with their families.

Wed, Oct 15, 2025

51 lakh citizens lost Rs 15,483 crore in investment frauds, Mumbai police re-starts Economic Intelligence UnitSubscriber Only

April 23, 2025 02:08 IST

Sources within the police force have indicated that the newly formed EIU provides less rights to the officers working in it

Wed, Apr 23, 2025

Call alleging plot to kill actor Tiger Shroff: security guard apprehended in PunjabSubscriber Only

April 22, 2025 15:44 IST

Mumbai police sources said the suspect was sacked from his job and planned the hoax call to frame his employer.

Tue, Apr 22, 2025

Ariz Shaikh showing photo of his brother (deceased) Rafiq Wazeer Shaikh, the traffic warden who fell off from 50-feet high coastal road bridge while chasing a traffic rule violator.

‘What should we demand? Nothing could bring him back’: Family of six grieves death of Mumbai traffic wardenSubscriber Only

April 22, 2025 03:36 IST

A fire brigade team rescued Shaikh from the sea and he was rushed to the Nair hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Tue, Apr 22, 2025

When traffic cops in Mumbai have life cover of Rs 1 crore, why do traffic wardens get nothing? Man’s death while on duty raises key questionsSubscriber Only

April 21, 2025 16:50 IST

Traffic wardens are privately hired workers who assist traffic police but receive inadequate pay and no protective gear while working in harsh conditions.

Tue, Apr 22, 2025

Saif Ali Khan attack: Supervisor told accused to run away to village, sought Rs 30k for making Aadhaar, PAN cardsSubscriber Only

April 12, 2025 20:21 IST

When Shariful was hiding in Worli after the crime, he received a call from his supervisor-cum-manager, who told him that he was seen on pushan (which Shariful explained as TV news) and advised him to run away to his village, as per the statement.

Sat, Apr 12, 2025

Saif Ali Khan’s attacker used to illegally send money to family in Bangladesh: Mumbai police chargesheetSubscriber Only

April 12, 2025 15:43 IST

Mohammed Shariful Islam Fakir, the main accused in the Saif Ali Khan attack case, allegedly sent money to his brother-in-law, the Mumbai police chargesheet says.

Sat, Apr 12, 2025

The questioning was carried out in the presence of a witness whose statement has been attached in the 1,612-page chargesheet filed by the police recently in a Bandra court.

Watched Saif’s film but did not recognise him as he was clean-shaven: What chargesheet says accused told policeSubscriber Only

April 12, 2025 14:23 IST

Fakir is learnt to have said this during questioning in the presence of witnesses, whose statements are part of the over 1,600-page chargesheet filed in the case earlier.

Sun, Apr 13, 2025

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Saif Ali Khan attack: Accused also committed theft at relative’s house in West Bengal, say policeSubscriber Only

April 12, 2025 13:28 IST

It was a relative in West Bengal who allegedly told the police that the accused in the Saif Ali Khan attack case, Mohammed Shariful Islam Fakir, was a Bangladeshi national.

Sat, Apr 12, 2025

Saif Ali Khan attack: Accused’s fingerprint matched with print on doors of Bandra building’s 8th floorSubscriber Only

April 12, 2025 12:05 IST

Mohammed Shariful Islam Fakir, the accused arrested for attacking actor Saif Ali Khan, allegedly took a staircase in his building and tried opening doors on both sides to commit theft.

Sat, Apr 12, 2025

Saif Ali Khan's attacker Mohammed Shariful Islam being produced before court.

Saif attacker bought headphones from Dadar to hear songs to ‘release pressure’: Police chargesheetSubscriber Only

April 12, 2025 11:24 IST

Mohammed Shariful Fakir, the Bangladeshi national arrested for attacking actor Saif Ali Khan, was allegedly caught on CCTV while purchasing headphones in Dadar.

Sat, Apr 12, 2025

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Saif Ali Khan attack: Accused watched YouTube news on ‘wrong suspect’ being caught in Chhattisgarh, say policeSubscriber Only

April 12, 2025 10:51 IST

According to the police chargesheet in the Saif Ali Khan attack case, several photos of documents, money transactions, etc. were found on Mohammed Shariful Islam Fakir’s phone.

Sat, Apr 12, 2025

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Saif Ali Khan attacker did recce day before robbery bid, says chargesheetSubscriber Only

April 12, 2025 10:18 IST

The Bandra police’s 1,612-page chargesheet says Bangladeshi national Mohammed Shariful Islam Fakir came to Bandra on January 15, went near Saif’s building and hid in the bushes, waiting for nightfall.

Sat, Apr 12, 2025