{
  "id": 1069140,
  "title": "Mumbai: Special MCOCA Court Denies Bail To Prison Guard Accused Of Helping Run MD Drug Network From Solapur Jail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/mumbai-special-mcoca-court-denies-bail-to-prison-guard-accused-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T15:30:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-special-mcoca-court-denies-bail-to-prison-guard-accused-of-helping-run-md-drug-network-from-solapur-jail"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mumbai, August 15, 2026: A special MCOCA court has refused to grant bail to prison guard Balu Chavan, accused of facilitating alleged kingpin Faiyaz Shaikh in running an illegal narcotics business from Solapur prison. Chavan was booked by the Mumbai Crime Branch after it busted a manufacturing unit for MD, a banned narcotic substance, in Satara. According to the prosecution, on December 8, 2025,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}