{
  "id": 6383552,
  "title": "₹17 Crore PNB fake currency case: NIA arrests bank manager – how did the scam come to light?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/17-crore-pnb-fake-currency-case-nia-arrests-bank-manager-how-did-the",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-09T04:14:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/1729cr-pnb-fake-currency-case-nia-arrests-bank-manager-how-did-the-scam-come-to-light-up-saharanpur-nepal-11788924261025.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Investigation Agency has arrested Amit Kumar, an absconding bank employee and key accused in the alleged conspiracy involving counterfeit Indian currency notes with a face value of ₹17.29 crore recovered from a Punjab National Bank currency chest in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "How did ₹17.29 crore fake notes reach a PNB currency chest? NIA probes possible Nepal link amid manager's arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/how-did-17-29-crore-fake-notes-reach-a-pnb-currency-chest-nia-probes",
        "published": "2026-09-09T02:07:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "NIA arrest accused in Saharanpur counterfeit currency case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/nia-arrest-accused-in-saharanpur-counterfeit-currency-case",
        "published": "2026-09-09T02:26:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}