{
  "id": 14356631,
  "title": "Retired Scientist Loses Rs 1.25 Crore To Digital Arrest Scam, 11 Arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/retired-scientist-loses-rs-1-25-crore-to-digital-arrest-scam-11",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T00:51:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/retired-scientist-loses-rs-1-25-crore-to-digital-arrest-scam-11-arrested-12181781"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The investigation began after Pradeep Kumar Das, a retired scientist and former Director in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, alleged that he was cheated of Rs 1.25 crore in a digital arrest scam, police said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Retired Scientist Loses Rs 1.25 Crore To Digital Arrest Scam, 11 Arrested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/retired-scientist-loses-rs-1-25-crore-to-digital-arrest-scam-11-14358705",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:51:38.000Z"
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  "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."
}