Sandeep Rai

@RaiSandeepTOI

Assistant Editor @timesofindia. Covers crime & politics in Western Uttar Pradesh. Writer, filmmaker & voiceover enthusiast. Views expressed are personal.

New Delhi, India

Joined January 2010

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Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Feb 22, 2021

Shopkeepers in UP's Baghpat engage in hand-to-hand combat using lathis, pipes, etc. A dozen injured in the violence @Uppolice

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Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · 20 h

UP horror: 7 teens sexually assault Dalit boy in Saharanpur after he lost Rs 50 bet; obscene clip used for repeated blackmail timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/7-… Download the TOI app now: timesofindia.onelink.me/mjFd/toisupers…

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. A sixteen-year-old Dalit boy in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, faced sexual assault by seven minors. This happened after he lost a cricket bet. The accuse

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Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jul 20

Menace in the sky: UP villagers chase drones with sticks & stones timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/dr…

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. A drone flying over a jail in Uttar Pradesh has sparked widespread fear and suspicion. Residents across multiple districts are reporting strange light

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jul 18

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RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. Meerut: The kanwar yatra is being closely monitored with advanced surveillance measures similar to those used during the recent Kumbh Mela. A social m.

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jul 15

UP shocker: Principal stages hostage drama in #Bulandshahr for fear of losing post after school merger; act backfires timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/pr…

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. In Bulandshahr, a primary school principal was suspended after staging a fake hostage situation to prevent his school's merger with another. Ankit Kum

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jul 10

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HHarsh Goenka@hvgoenka · Jul 9

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Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jul 3

Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Aazad faces death threat amid controversies, FIR filed timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/az… Download the TOI app now: timesofindia.onelink.me/mjFd/toisupers…

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. Meerut: Chandrashekhar Azad, MP from Nagina and national president of the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram), recently received a death threat via the part.

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jun 28

4 more held in multi-crore bank scam across 11 states timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/4-…

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. Meerut: Four more people — Naval Saini, Ankit Saini, Yogesh Saini, and David Gautam — were arrested by the Bulandshahr cybercrime police on Thursday i.

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jun 22

Really dangerous

SSatyam Raj@Satyamraj_in · Jun 22

They were lucky that all the doors and windows were open, which allowed much of the gas to escape outside and significantly reduced the impact of the explosion.

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Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jun 17

From 10k in the 1940s to around 650 today, India’s gharial population has dwindled by 98%. Conservation efforts have yielded little result. Experts now think saving our rivers might be key to protecting the Critically Endangered species. A deep dive on #WorldCrocodileDay

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet image. From 10k in the 1940s to around 650 today, India’s gharial population has dwindled by 98%. Conservation efforts have yielded little result. Experts now think saving our rivers might be key to protecting the Critically Endangered species. A deep dive on #WorldCrocodileDay

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Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jun 15

Former top cop's tryst with journalism

PPrashant Kumar IPS Retd@PrashantK_IPS90 · Jun 15

Today is a historic day for UP police when over 60,000 constables will be handed over the appointment letters by Hon’ble UHM and Hon’ble CM UP. Great day for young boys and girls. Lucky to remain associated with the largest recruitment process so far.

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BNO News@BNONews · Jun 12

WATCH: Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes in Ahmedabad while taking off for flight to London

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Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jun 12

Sad

TTurbine Traveller@Turbinetraveler · Jun 12

#BREAKING: AIR INDIA FLIGHT #AI171 CRASHES IN AHMEDABAD SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF Following reports of a crash involving Air India flight #AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (reg: VT-ANB) lost signal at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after takeoff.…

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Jun 6

Delhi's lung under siege

PPriyangi Agarwal@priyangiTOI · Jun 6

For over two decades, the #Ridge has been defended by courts, conservationists and citizen groups. Yet its decline hasn’t stopped. Delhi’s ecological shield is now a causality of bureaucratic apathy, encroachments and token encroachment #GreenLungs timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/del…

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · May 25

‘Gold hidden in bodies’: Abduction of 6 Rampur youths, recently back from UAE, sparks smuggling probe timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/go…

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. Six youths from Rampur district, returning from Saudi Arabia and UAE, along with their driver, were kidnapped in Moradabad but were rescued by police

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · May 17

2 more of 6 accused in gang rape arrested after police encounter in Bijnor timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/2-… Download the TOI app now: timesofindia.onelink.me/mjFd/toisupers…

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · May 14

On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, commemorating the May 10, 1857 uprising, North India’s oldest church—built by the British in 1819—held its first-ever prayer service in Hindi. @timesofindia

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet image. On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, commemorating the May 10, 1857 uprising, North India’s oldest church—built by the British in 1819—held its first-ever prayer service in Hindi.
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Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · May 14

200 years after inception, north India’s oldest church built by British, breaks from English-only past with 1st Hindi prayer service. The development hailed by historians coincided with the anniv of 1857 uprising which started from #Meerut on 10th May. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/20…

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. Meerut's St John's Church, a 200-year-old British-built landmark, held its inaugural Hindi prayer service, a significant shift from its English-only t

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · May 3

‘Heartbroken’, man wanders into Meerut Cantt, triggers security scare; let off after intense 14-hr grilling by Army, cops timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/he… Download the TOI app now: timesofindia.onelink.me/mjFd/toisupers…

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. Meerut: A mysterious figure spotted in the bushes of Meerut Cantonment triggered a security scare earlier this week, prompting a 14-hour interrogation.

Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · May 3

The gang of four identified a wheelchair-bound beggar, bought 5 insurance policies in his name worth Rs 51 lakh. Engineer a fake accident to kill him. Have already withdrawn Rs 15 lakh through claims. @Uppolice @timesofindia @ipsanukriti14 #Sambhal timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/4-…

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. In Meerut, a shocking crime has been uncovered. Daryab Singh, a disabled beggar, was murdered. The murder was disguised as a hit-and-run accident. Fou

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Sandeep Rai@RaiSandeepTOI · Apr 17

Another Meerut shocker, a month after the infamous #blue_drum episode: Woman having extramarital affair strangles husband, tries to pass off murder as snake bite @timesofindia timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/an…

RaiSandeepTOI's tweet card. In Meerut, Amit Kashyap was found dead. Initial reports suggested snake bites. Post-mortem revealed strangulation. His wife, Ravita, confessed to plot

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