{
  "id": 4060167,
  "title": "Mercedes Pledged, Swift Offered And Promises Broken As Indore Couple Booked In ₹16.70 Lakh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/mercedes-pledged-swift-offered-and-promises-broken-as-indore-couple",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/mercedes-pledged-swift-offered-and-promises-broken-as-indore-couple-booked-in-1670-lakh"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indore police have booked a couple for allegedly cheating a travel agency owner out of Rs 16.70 lakh in the Bhanwarkuan area. Vinayak Mittal and his wife Priyanka allegedly borrowed money by claiming they were in financial distress. When the complainant demanded repayment, Priyanka threatened to file a false case against him. The couple had pledged a Mercedes-Benz car and took Rs 6 lakh from the complainant, who was told the money would be returned within two months. Vinayak then allegedly sold the car and took Rs 2.5 lakh from the complainant, promising to return the funds within a month. During that time, Vinayak also took Rs 8.20 lakh from the complainant through bank transactions, citing his father's illness. When the complainant inquired about the return of the money and the cars, Vinayak allegedly said he no longer had the funds. The police registered a case against Vinayak and Priyanka after the complainant provided evidence of the vehicles and financial transactions.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A couple was booked for allegedly duping a travel agency owner of Rs 16.70 lakh in the Bhanwarkuan area, police said on Friday. The couple allegedly borrowed money from him by claiming they were in need. They also allegedly threatened to implicate the complainant in a false case when he demanded his money back. Bhanwarkuan police station in-charge Santosh Dudhi said a…",
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  "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."
}