{
  "id": 16446479,
  "title": "‘Failed to pay rent’: How landlord’s complaint led to 1,600 fake Rs 500 notes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/failed-to-pay-rent-how-landlords-complaint-led-to-1-600-fake-rs-500",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-25T06:13:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/failed-to-pay-rent-refused-to-leave-how-landlords-complaint-led-to-seizure-of-1600-fake-rs-500-notes-worth-over-rs-37l-from-nagpur-flat/articleshow/135184853.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After a complaint from a concerned landlord, the Wathoda police raided a rented apartment, revealing a trove of counterfeit Rs 500 notes, printing machinery, and a laptop. Preliminary findings suggest that this operation may be connected to an extensive counterfeit currency syndicate. The principal suspect, Pushpam Bhandane, remains at large, prompting a coordinated search effort involving the…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}