[3][4][5] He was suspended in 2004 for his alleged involvement in Telgi stamp paper scam, but was reinstated in 2009, and posted as DCP ATS Mumbai, after he was found innocent in June 2007.

[7][8] He also detected the murder case of Bharat Shah,[9] Owner of Roopam chain stores who was shot dead by Dawood gang in 1998.

[2] Pradip Sawant had formed special squads that arrested 486 alleged gangsters and shot dead 156 criminals in encounters.

[2] In January 2004, Sawant was booked under MCOCA[12] and suspended for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore Abdul Karim Telgi fake stamp paper scam.

[19] Often the character of ACP Ajay Singh Rathod, which was played by Aamir Khan in the film Sarfarosh is closely associated with Sawant.