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

April 20, 2018 03:51 IST
The accused has been identified as Vigneshwar Vijay Jadhav, a resident of Shivaji Nagar in Worli. Police said under the influence of drugs, Jadhav had been stealing motorcycles for joy rides for about four months.
Fri, Apr 20, 2018
April 18, 2018 02:57 IST
Police said the four accused allegedly posed as policemen and snatched the wallet and mobile phones from the truck driver and his helper, before assaulting them, said police.
Wed, Apr 18, 2018
April 18, 2018 01:13 IST
Police have booked sales executive on charges of rash and negligent driving.
Wed, Apr 18, 2018
April 18, 2018 01:05 IST
It was only on Saturday that Gambhir’s nephew Romen Leichombam chanced upon a video on YouTube of him living in Bandra.
Wed, Apr 18, 2018
April 17, 2018 03:29 IST
Police said the incident took place around 9 pm on Colaba Causeway, where the woman, a deputy manager with a bank, had gone shopping.
Tue, Apr 17, 2018
April 14, 2018 05:53 IST
On April 9, a case was registered by a 34-year-old Khar resident after she had been allegedly duped to the tune of Rs 2.5 lakh by a Facebook “friend”.
Sat, Apr 14, 2018
April 11, 2018 01:54 IST
According to police, the deceased, Nilesh Gupta, a Class XII student from Jogeshwari, allegedly hanged himself using his mother’s dupatta. A case of accidental death has been registered at Amboli police station.
Wed, Apr 11, 2018
April 10, 2018 04:07 IST
The police said the accused would offer his targets chocolate mixed with a sedative, and he would walk away with their valuables after they fell unconscious.
Tue, Apr 10, 2018
April 06, 2018 05:52 IST
The trust said that earlier, the performance would go on till early morning. But now, they have to follow the rules enforced by the police.
Fri, Apr 06, 2018
April 06, 2018 03:15 IST
BJP Foundation Day: As many as 25,000 local BJP workers participated in the 3 km-long rally, among them 10,000 bikers and several car drivers.
Fri, Apr 06, 2018
April 04, 2018 01:35 IST
The girl knew the address of the actor so after alighting the train at Bandra terminus she went to Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartment at Bandstand.
Wed, Apr 04, 2018
April 03, 2018 05:39 IST
The four-year-old, her mother said, does not remember the entire sequence of events, but has said that she drank something and fell unconscious.
Tue, Apr 03, 2018April 02, 2018 02:40 IST
“The footage was shown to the child’s mother who identified the accused. A team was dispatched to her address in Virar and the woman was taken in custody,” said an officer. The child is undergoing treatment in hospital.
Mon, Apr 02, 2018
April 02, 2018 00:54 IST
30-year-old man ‘attempted to extort money’ from 24-year-old married woman
Mon, Apr 02, 2018
April 01, 2018 06:10 IST
The police have identified the complainant as Prakash Rajaram Ambre, a resident of Juhu Tara Road. Police said the senior citizen usually drives his rickshaw during night hours.
Sun, Apr 01, 2018
April 01, 2018 04:05 IST
The investigators found an identity card in the child’s pocket with the help of which she was identified and her parents were informed.
Sun, Apr 01, 2018
March 30, 2018 03:37 IST
he police said two accused were arrested on Tuesday as they kidnapped the complainant for around five hours on Saturday, during which the trio allegedly tied his hands and legs and assaulted him at Aarey jungle with their belts.
Fri, Mar 30, 2018
March 29, 2018 04:00 IST
Examiners wouldn’t be able to spot anything amiss as the hall tickets usually have photographs in black and white.
Thu, Mar 29, 2018
March 28, 2018 04:24 IST
According to police, the incident took place on March 16, when Sharma got a message on his mobile phone at 4.30 am that Rs 10,000 was withdrawn from his account. He went on to receive nine such messages.
Wed, Mar 28, 2018
March 27, 2018 03:08 IST
The police said the incident took place on March 6 around 1.30 pm, when Rita Sharad Shroff was alone at her Sleater Road residence on Grant Road.
Tue, Mar 27, 2018
March 24, 2018 09:24 IST
An officer from VP Road police station said, “After the application was submitted to the police. We conducted a preliminary interrogation and checked with local people, following which we were informed that they have been extorting money from local shopkeepers under the name of welfare for the Sangathana.”
Sat, Mar 24, 2018
March 21, 2018 06:10 IST
According to the second FIR, the alleged incident took place in 2004 when Murthy allegedly touched the complainant inappropriately inside a coffee shop in Bandra
Wed, Mar 21, 2018March 21, 2018 05:11 IST
Earlier, The Indian Express had reported that two men, Yusuf Khan (35) and Izaj Pathan (26), were arrested on February 3, after the director of oil trading company CKP Group approached the Bandra police on January 25.
Wed, Mar 21, 2018March 21, 2018 04:19 IST
According to police officials, the complainant’s husband asked her to come to a spot near Pali Hill Road on the day of the incident, telling her that he needed some documents in order to buy property in their son’s name.
Wed, Mar 21, 2018
March 20, 2018 03:53 IST
Father of a victim among those questioned; another’s father demands CBI probe. The two minors had allegedly consumed rat poison on July 12. Since then, the Powai police said they have questioned more than 400 people, including 150 children.
Tue, Mar 20, 2018





