{
  "id": 12508776,
  "title": "Rajasthan smuggler began new life in Madhya Pradesh as furniture trader. Then police closed in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rajasthan-smuggler-began-new-life-in-madhya-pradesh-as-furniture",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T01:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rajasthan-smuggler-began-new-life-in-madhya-pradesh-as-furniture-trader-then-police-closed-in-10909857/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vishna Ram, a 32-year-old drug smuggler from Barmer, has been apprehended by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) after evading capture for nearly two years. The Indian police have uncovered that Ram had transitioned from a life of crime to a new identity as a furniture trader in Madhya Pradesh. Despite efforts to conceal his past, he was eventually apprehended during a routine check on a group of artisans linked to his illicit activities.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Vishna Ram, 32, was a drug smuggler from Barmer",
    "He moved to Madhya Pradesh as a furniture trader",
    "Police caught him during routine check of artisans"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The arrest of Vishna Ram shows that police can still track down fugitives who try to hide in plain sight by adopting new identities and appearing to lead legitimate lives.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Rajasthan smuggler began new life in Madhya Pradesh as furniture trader. Then police closed in",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rajasthan-smuggler-began-new-life-in-madhya-pradesh-as-furniture-12513162",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:00:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}