{
  "id": 1668397,
  "title": "Mumbai Cyber Crime: Cons Pose As Admission Agents 'Selling' Engineering Seats On Facebook; Cheat 35 Families Of Nearly ₹50 Lakh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/mumbai-cyber-crime-cons-pose-as-admission-agents-selling-engineering",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:32:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-cyber-crime-cons-pose-as-admission-agents-selling-engineering-seats-on-facebook-cheat-35-families-of-nearly-50-lakh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mumbai: A group of engineers allegedly turned social media into a hunting ground for parents desperate to secure engineering seats for their children, luring at least 35 victims with promises of management-quota admissions before cheating them of nearly Rs 50 lakh. Powai police have arrested 10 engineers in connection with the racket, which allegedly targeted families seeking admissions to…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}