{
  "id": 2140416,
  "title": "Police arrest four for app-based robbery in Nandyal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/police-arrest-four-for-app-based-robbery-in-nandyal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:19:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/police-arrest-four-for-app-based-robbery-in-nandyal/article71369060.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, four individuals were apprehended in Nandyal for allegedly robbing a victim through an app-based scheme, according to police reports. The incident occurred on August 15 and was initially reported to the authorities two days later. The accused, identified as B. Pavan Kumar, G. Venkata Naga Charan, P. Venkata Umakanth, and B. Hemanth, befriended their victim through an app and lured him to a secluded location. They invited him to the Golden Function Hall on Kothapalli Road, claiming a function was taking place with friends present. Upon arriving near Nandyal Public School on Nandyal-Kothapalli road, the accused threatened, assaulted, and robbed the victim of ₹7,200 in cash and a mobile phone. The accused then fled the scene. Following the complaint, special teams were formed to search for the suspects, and the four were subsequently arrested near Nandamuri Nagar. According to the ASP Susmitha, additional victims might have been targeted through the app, but no formal complaints have been filed regarding these incidents. Police recovered various items, including knives, iron rods, mobile phones, cash, and a two-wheeler from the accused.",
  "summary": "They recover knives, iron rods, mobile phones, cash, and a two-wheeler from the accused",
  "key_points": [
    "Four arrested for app-based robbery in Nandyal on August 15",
    "Suspects befriended victim through app before attack",
    "₹7,200 in cash and phone stolen during Nandyal Public School incident"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}