{
  "id": 1516530,
  "title": "Gangster Shahzad Bhatti picked operatives through social media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/gangster-shahzad-bhatti-picked-operatives-through-social-media",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T16:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gangster-shahzad-bhatti-picked-operatives-through-social-media/article71356899.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bhatti, who operates from UAE, is also a social media influencer; police say he offered money to youth to throw grenades and plant explosives near critical installations and to install cameras near air bases, railway stations and roads; the footage was then allegedly relayed to Pakistan",
  "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."
}