{
  "id": 3926202,
  "title": "Mumbai Crime: 3 Pose As BMC Officials, Extort ₹19,500 From Ghatkopar Businessman For 'Smoking Inside Rickshaw'; Arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/mumbai-crime-3-pose-as-bmc-officials-extort-19-500-from-ghatkopar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-crime-3-pose-as-bmc-officials-extort-19500-from-ghatkopar-businessman-for-smoking-inside-rickshaw-arrested-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mumbai: In a bizarre incident from Mumbai, Kherwadi police have arrested three Powai residents for allegedly posing as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials and extorting Rs 19,500 from a businessman after accusing him of 'smoking inside an auto-rickshaw'. The accused have been identified as Amit Kulaye (34), Sudheer Pujari (32) and Vinod Sadar (36). They were arrested on Wednesday…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}