{
  "id": 10744874,
  "title": "Bhandup Jeweller Duped In Fake Gold Deal As Gang Posing As Police Allegedly Steals ₹12 Lakh Cash, Cheque Book",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/bhandup-jeweller-duped-in-fake-gold-deal-as-gang-posing-as-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T17:06:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bhandup-jeweller-duped-in-fake-gold-deal-as-gang-posing-as-police-allegedly-steals-12-lakh-cash-cheque-book"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A jeweller in Bhandup, Maharashtra, was allegedly duped of ₹12 lakh in cash and a bank cheque book by a gang posing as police officers. The jeweller, Dharmendra Mansingh Patil, agreed to purchase two gold biscuits at a discounted price, arranged by his acquaintance Gopal Shankar Pawaskar. On the agreed date, Patil, accompanied by his nephews and Pawaskar, met at a location in Airoli, Navi Mumbai. When Patil arrived with the cash, accused Kisanlal Kothari allegedly displayed two gold biscuits, which Patil examined. When Patil returned to the vehicle to hand over the money, three unidentified men in an Ertiga car, claiming to be police officers, assaulted Patil and the jeweller who had shown the biscuits. The men snatched the bag containing the cash and the cheque book, fleeing the scene. Patil later filed a complaint with the Bhandup police, who registered a case against the accused and launched an investigation.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: A gang allegedly conspired to dupe a jeweller by offering gold biscuits at a discounted price and later posing as police officers to forcibly snatch Rs12 lakh in cash and a bank cheque book from him in Bhandup. The Bhandup police have registered a case against Kantilal Kothari, Kisanlal Kothari and four unidentified persons and launched an investigation. Friend Introduces Jeweller To…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}