{
  "id": 48145,
  "title": "Three held for allegedly pledging fake gold ornaments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/three-held-for-allegedly-pledging-fake-gold-ornaments",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T15:30:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/three-held-for-allegedly-pledging-fake-gold-ornaments/article71297658.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three individuals, Mohammed Hafnas, Dhanesh Babu, and Muneer Chandroth, have been arrested by the Chakrakala police for allegedly defrauding a cooperative bank of approximately ₹17.2 lakh through the repeated pledge of counterfeit gold ornaments.\n\nMuneer Chandroth is said to have pledged ornaments weighing 120.8 grams, while Dhanesh Babu is accused of pledging ornaments weighing 62.325 grams. The counterfeit ornaments were reportedly provided by Mohammed Hafnas from Koodali to the two accused.\n\nThe case was initiated after a complaint was lodged with the bank manager. The arrests followed the lodging of this complaint.",
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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."
}