{
  "id": 1539047,
  "title": "Mumbai: 24-Year-Old Employee Steals ₹1.20 Crore Entrusted Cash; ₹1.16 Crore Recovered, One Arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/mumbai-24-year-old-employee-steals-1-20-crore-entrusted-cash-1-16",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:23:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-24-year-old-employee-steals-120-crore-entrusted-cash-116-crore-recovered-one-arrested"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai police have apprehended a 24-year-old man accused of stealing ₹1.20 crore entrusted to his brother. ₹1.16 crore has been recovered from the arrested individual. On August 8, 2026, the victim instructed the accused, Pirsingh Devda (30), to transport ₹1.20 crore from his second office and deliver it to him. Upon receiving two bags of cash, the accused allegedly substituted them for paper-filled bags and handed them back to the victim. A case was filed at Pydhonie police station under Section 316(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on August 10. Investigations led police to Rajasthan, where 24-year-old Yuvraj Singh Devda was arrested on August 14, along with ₹1,16,50,000 in cash. Police are seeking Pirsingh Devda, who remains at large.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Pydhonie police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the alleged misappropriation of ₹1.20 crore in cash entrusted to his brother for delivery to an office. Police have recovered ₹1.16 crore of the allegedly misappropriated amount from the arrested accused. According to the police, on August 8, 2026, the complainant instructed accused Pirsingh Devda (30) to collect ₹1.20…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}