{
  "id": 3923577,
  "title": "With fugitive Sukumara Kurup back in the limelight, Keralam Crime Branch head says police will look into latest claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/with-fugitive-sukumara-kurup-back-in-the-limelight-keralam-crime",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:09:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/with-fugitive-sukumara-kurup-back-in-the-limelight-keralam-crime-branch-head-says-police-will-look-into-latest-claims/article71399597.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Malayalam news channel recently aired an image of a man in Brunei, claiming it was a recent photograph of fugitive Sukumara Kurup in hiding. Crime Branch ADGP H. Venkatesh, however, says the case will not be closed unless there is conclusive evidence that Kurup is dead",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Keralam Home Minister asks Crime Branch to verify reports Sukumara Kurup is alive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/keralam-home-minister-asks-crime-branch-to-verify-reports-sukumara",
        "published": "2026-08-28T04:08:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Keralam Home Minister asks Crime Branch to verify reports fugitive Sukumara Kurup is alive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/keralam-home-minister-asks-crime-branch-to-verify-reports-fugitive",
        "published": "2026-08-28T04:26:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}