{
  "id": 1455314,
  "title": "Nashik: Businessman Duped Of ₹35 Lakh In Fake ₹300 Crore Kumbh Mela Tender Scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/nashik-businessman-duped-of-35-lakh-in-fake-300-crore-kumbh-mela",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T08:35:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/nashik-businessman-duped-of-35-lakh-in-fake-300-crore-kumbh-mela-tender-scam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nashik: Another serious case of fraud involving the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela has come to light, wherein fake work orders and government documents were allegedly prepared to deceive a businessman. A businessman from Malegaon was allegedly duped of ₹35 lakh after being lured with a promise of securing a ₹300 crore road construction contract under a purported Kumbh Mela tender process. A case…",
  "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."
}