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Sagar Rajput

Sagar works with the Crime team and covers South Mumbai and Prisons.

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Birthday bash turns tragic: 12 hurt after jeep rams into truck in Matunga, cops suspect driver was drunk

Police suspect that the driver of the jeep — identified as Paraag Shirke, 31 — was drunk

The mangled remains of the SUV in Matunga.(Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)

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Updated on May 01, 2017 12:11 PM IST

Hindustan TImes | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Mumbai man held for raping, impregnating 15-year-old stepdaughter

The Sewri police arrested a 51-year-old man for raping his stepdaughter several times over the past year and impregnating her.

Police said the girl lives with her mother and two younger brothers. Her biological father died when she was three years old.(HT)

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Updated on May 18, 2017 11:06 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Mumbai: Ola driver lures woman, molests her in his car, then asks to be friends

En route, the woman was approached by the driver, who coerced her into sitting in his cab, said police.

Police traced the driver through the woman’s mobile phone.(HT)

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Updated on May 03, 2017 10:08 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

66-year-old compounder ‘treats’ patients in south Mumbai clinic

The doctor, who owned the clinic, paid the compounder a salary of Rs5,000 a month. He also took 10% share from his daily earnings

The incident came to light on April 22 when a doctor from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) raided the clinic .(HT)

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Updated on Apr 25, 2017 02:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Mumbai cabbie abducted for nudging bikers, flees after they forget to lock him up

After assaulting Rajesh Jaiswal, 30, the two men held him captive in a Worli flat but only latched the door from inside, allowing him to escape

While Jaiswal’s friend was on his way, the two men took Jaiswal to an empty flat in Worli owned by Ugri’s aunt. Jaiswal drove Ugri there in his taxi while Shellar followed them on the bike.(HT)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2017 12:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

After Munnabhai-style copying, Mumbai police say stop airing crime series on TV channels

The Munnabhai-style copying shows how films and TV serials are giving ideas to youngsters to commit crime, cover their tracks, say police

A man was arrested for cheating, just like the character essayed by Sanjay Dutt in the movie Munnabhai MBBS.(HT File)

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Updated on Apr 21, 2017 06:17 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Munnabhai style in Mumbai: Rly aspirant gets friend to read out answers over phone, caught

Like Sanjay Dutt, the railway aspirant buttoned his collar to hide the wire and covered his ear with a hand so people wouldn’t see the earphone

From reel to real: A still from Munnabhai MBBS.(HT)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2017 08:10 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Mumbai scrap dealer picks up wrong bottle, drinks phenyl instead of water

The man’s workers had kept a plastic bottle containing phenyl next to his water bottle. He was so engrossed in his work, he blindly reached for the wrong bottle and drank from it

Police said they suspected foul play and so asked Jain’s son and other workers to record their statements.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 19, 2017 01:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Mumbai police recruitment drive: Man sticks carom striker on head to increase height

The police manual mandates that aspirants must be 165-cm-tall to be considered.

As Rauji was 164cm, one centimetre short, he decided to stick the striker to his head with chewing gum and hide it under the hair.(HT File)

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Updated on Apr 16, 2017 11:17 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Hotel manager loses control of SUV, rams into police van in south Bombay

The police told police he hit the brakes and sharply turned left to avoid ramming into an old woman who was crossing the road

Medical tests confirmed that the accused had not been drink driving.(Photo for representation)

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Updated on May 15, 2017 11:30 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Rape at Bandra 5-star hotel: Police identify Facebook ‘friend’ from Gujarat

In search of clues, police examined CCTV camera footage of the hotel, which shows the accused and the woman entering together

Hotel employees said the accused was meant to stay there till Saturday. However, he checked out on Friday itself.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 14, 2017 02:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

HT Exclusive: Police look for bizman who raped homemaker in Bandra 5-star hotel

The woman said she was raped while in a semi-conscious state

The police booked the accused under relevant sections of rape and for spiking the victim’s drink.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 14, 2017 09:29 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Mumbai: Woman raped by Facebook ‘friend’ at 5-star hotel in Bandra

The woman had befriended the accused on Facebook three years ago and exchanged phone numbers with him. The two met up when the man came to Mumbai, with the man inviting the woman to his hotel.

The woman was invited to the man’s room where the crime took place. She said she had a glass of water after which she felt dizzy, and was raped in a semi-conscious state.(AP File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 14, 2017 07:28 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Mumbai man held for creating girl’s fake profile and trying to hack her friend’s FB account

The Tardeo police have arrested a vengedul 29-year-old graphic designer who allegedly created a fake social media profile of a girl who rejceted his proposal. He also tried to allegedly hack into her friend’s Facebook account to avenge rejection.

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Updated on Jul 03, 2017 10:14 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

HT Exclusive: Intruder molests Class 1 student in SoBo school

Dongri molestation puts spotlight on the need for measures to tackle crimes against schoolchildren

Besides the school teachers and parents, no one should be allowed to enter the school premises, said a senior psychiatrist at a city hospital.(Shrikrishna Patkar)

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Updated on Apr 10, 2017 09:55 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

House help arrested for stealing jewellery worth ₹2.73 lakh from South Mumbai employer

The house help has been working at the complainant’s residence for one-and-a-half years

The cops recovered the stolen jewellery from the house help’s residence.(Pic for Representation)

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Published on Apr 08, 2017 12:31 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Celebration turns ugly as two teens drown at Girgaum Chowpatty

The police said the teens, all Dharavi residents, ignored the fishermen’s warnings

The fire brigade at the beach on Friday night.(Pratik Chorge/HT)

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Published on Apr 08, 2017 12:09 AM IST

BySagar Rajput

Mumbai woman gets over 100 lewd calls a day

The Mulund police have registered a case of defamation against an unknown person after a 23-year-old consultant of a leading textile firm complained that she had been receiving calls from several unknown people asking for her “one-night rate”.

After the barrage of calls began, the woman learnt that an unknown person had posted her photo and her number on a Facebook group called ‘Padosan ka adda’(HT)

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Published on Apr 06, 2017 08:45 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Mumbai hawker arrested for molesting beautician; two female accomplices booked

The Shivaji Park police on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old hawker for allegedly molesting a 35-year-old beautician at a crowded market in Dadar.

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Published on Apr 01, 2017 01:06 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Woman stabbed to death, Mumbai cops suspect husband’s role

A 40-year-old woman and her 46-year-old husband, manager at a restaurant in south Mumbai, were found unconscious with stab injuries at their chawl in Nagpada early on Tuesday.

Policemen inspect couple’s residence in Nagpada on Tuesday.(HT)

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Published on Mar 29, 2017 12:28 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

53-year-old held for molesting minor daughter in Mumbai

The girl and her mother went to the Tilak Nagar police, who registered a case

The girl said her father threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the sexual abuse.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Mar 24, 2017 12:30 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Mumbai: Interior decorator arrested for harassing female employee

The police said that the victim and the accused were in a relationship and after it turned sour, the accused started harassing the victim.

The accused would call and message her constantly from his mobile number asking her to marry him(HT File)

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Published on Mar 22, 2017 10:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

₹1.56-crore ATM heist at Dharavi : 3 arrested, ₹15.42 lakh recovered

The incident took place on Thursday afternoon when the accused approached the driver of the cash van while the cash attendant and the watchman were depositing money in the ATM on Sant Rohidas Marg.

The CCTV footage from a shop in the vicinity.(HT file photo)

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Published on Mar 19, 2017 12:26 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

In south Mumbai, crime dips but cops must up their game

In the country’s richest urban precinct, which is home to affluent industrialists and powerful politicians, the police department’s own stats show they made arrests in less than 65% of the crimes committed in the region

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Updated on Mar 14, 2017 10:22 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Nursing home caretaker held for filming 23-year-old changing in Mumbai

The accused made the woman change her clothes four times, claiming the X-ray wasn’t clear

The accused switched on the video camera of his mobile phone and propped it up vertically inside the changing room.(HT File Photo)

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Published on Mar 14, 2017 12:31 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Labourer assaulted while trying to save an elderly from harassment in Mumbai

The victim was on his way home when he saw the pharmacist harass the elderly woman for money.

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Published on Mar 09, 2017 12:34 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Two men arrested for raping 17-year-old at an open ground in Mumbai

The girl said that it was pretty late in the night and even though she tried to cry out for help, no one was around to hear her.

One of the accused was friends with the survivor.(HT file photo)

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Published on Mar 09, 2017 12:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Neighbour arrested for throwing minor from 15th floor in Mumbai

The police said the neighbour had lost her six-year-old son six months ago was suffering from severe depression. On the day of the murder, her husband had sent her divorce papers

According to the police, Rekha Suthar threw the girl, Manvi Ingale, from the common gallery’s window at New Hind Mill colony around 1pm.

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Updated on Mar 03, 2017 11:37 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Mumbai delivery man orders PlayStation, returns box with stones

The Byculla police on Wednesday arrested a 19-year-old Amazon delivery man for replacing a Sony PlayStation bought from the company with stones.

Mujjawar Anwar Fardhan, a resident of Bandra, cheated his employer of Rs32,290, said the police.(HT)

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Published on Mar 03, 2017 12:26 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

Hacker takes over Facebook and WhatsApp accounts of Mumbai woman, cheats her friends

A 30-year-old woman from Parel filed a complaint with the Kalachowkie police on February 13 after an unknown person hacked her Facebook and WhatsApp accounts and started messaging her friends asking for money.

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Updated on Mar 01, 2017 12:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times | BySagar Rajput, Mumbai

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Sagar Rajput

Sagar works with the Crime team and covers South Mumbai and Prisons.

Police suspect that the driver of the jeep — identified as Paraag Shirke, 31 — was drunk

The Sewri police arrested a 51-year-old man for raping his stepdaughter several times over the past year and impregnating her.

En route, the woman was approached by the driver, who coerced her into sitting in his cab, said police.

The doctor, who owned the clinic, paid the compounder a salary of Rs5,000 a month. He also took 10% share from his daily earnings

After assaulting Rajesh Jaiswal, 30, the two men held him captive in a Worli flat but only latched the door from inside, allowing him to escape

The Munnabhai-style copying shows how films and TV serials are giving ideas to youngsters to commit crime, cover their tracks, say police

Like Sanjay Dutt, the railway aspirant buttoned his collar to hide the wire and covered his ear with a hand so people wouldn’t see the earphone

The man’s workers had kept a plastic bottle containing phenyl next to his water bottle. He was so engrossed in his work, he blindly reached for the wrong bottle and drank from it

The police manual mandates that aspirants must be 165-cm-tall to be considered.

The police told police he hit the brakes and sharply turned left to avoid ramming into an old woman who was crossing the road

In search of clues, police examined CCTV camera footage of the hotel, which shows the accused and the woman entering together

The woman said she was raped while in a semi-conscious state

The woman had befriended the accused on Facebook three years ago and exchanged phone numbers with him. The two met up when the man came to Mumbai, with the man inviting the woman to his hotel.

The Tardeo police have arrested a vengedul 29-year-old graphic designer who allegedly created a fake social media profile of a girl who rejceted his proposal. He also tried to allegedly hack into her friend’s Facebook account to avenge rejection.

Dongri molestation puts spotlight on the need for measures to tackle crimes against schoolchildren

The house help has been working at the complainant’s residence for one-and-a-half years

The police said the teens, all Dharavi residents, ignored the fishermen’s warnings

The Mulund police have registered a case of defamation against an unknown person after a 23-year-old consultant of a leading textile firm complained that she had been receiving calls from several unknown people asking for her “one-night rate”.

The Shivaji Park police on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old hawker for allegedly molesting a 35-year-old beautician at a crowded market in Dadar.

A 40-year-old woman and her 46-year-old husband, manager at a restaurant in south Mumbai, were found unconscious with stab injuries at their chawl in Nagpada early on Tuesday.

The girl and her mother went to the Tilak Nagar police, who registered a case

The police said that the victim and the accused were in a relationship and after it turned sour, the accused started harassing the victim.

The incident took place on Thursday afternoon when the accused approached the driver of the cash van while the cash attendant and the watchman were depositing money in the ATM on Sant Rohidas Marg.

In the country’s richest urban precinct, which is home to affluent industrialists and powerful politicians, the police department’s own stats show they made arrests in less than 65% of the crimes committed in the region

The accused made the woman change her clothes four times, claiming the X-ray wasn’t clear

The victim was on his way home when he saw the pharmacist harass the elderly woman for money.

The girl said that it was pretty late in the night and even though she tried to cry out for help, no one was around to hear her.

The police said the neighbour had lost her six-year-old son six months ago was suffering from severe depression. On the day of the murder, her husband had sent her divorce papers

The Byculla police on Wednesday arrested a 19-year-old Amazon delivery man for replacing a Sony PlayStation bought from the company with stones.

A 30-year-old woman from Parel filed a complaint with the Kalachowkie police on February 13 after an unknown person hacked her Facebook and WhatsApp accounts and started messaging her friends asking for money.

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