{
  "id": 4605082,
  "title": "Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar gets 8-year sentence for posing as Supreme Court judge, challenges verdict in Delhi HC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/conman-sukesh-chandrasekhar-gets-8-year-sentence-for-posing-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T08:15:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/conman-sukesh-chandrasekhar-gets-8-year-sentence-for-posing-as-supreme-court-judge-challenges-verdict-in-delhi-hc-1.500657858"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Alleged Indian conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has been sentenced to eight years in prison for impersonating a Supreme Court judge and attempting to influence a special judge handling a 2017 corruption case. The sentence was handed down by Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court on August 20, according to The Mint. The court found Chandrasekhar guilty of offences including impersonating a public servant,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Conman Sukesh sentenced to 8 yrs in jail by Delhi court for impersonating SC judge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/conman-sukesh-sentenced-to-8-yrs-in-jail-by-delhi-court-for",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:23:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Sukesh Chandrasekhar sentenced to 8-year jail term for impersonating SC judge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/sukesh-chandrasekhar-sentenced-to-8-year-jail-term-for-impersonating",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:29:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Delhi Court Hands 8-Year Rigorous Imprisonment To Sukesh Chandrashekhar In Judge Impersonation Case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/delhi-court-hands-8-year-rigorous-imprisonment-to-sukesh",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:08:14.000Z"
      }
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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."
}