{
  "id": 749750,
  "title": "Nashik: Fake ₹591-Crore Kumbh Work Orders Used In ₹3-Crore Fraud; Two Arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/nashik-fake-591-crore-kumbh-work-orders-used-in-3-crore-fraud-two",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T08:38:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/nashik-fake-591-crore-kumbh-work-orders-used-in-3-crore-fraud-two-arrested"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nashik: A major fraud racket involving the upcoming Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027 has come to light, with fraudsters allegedly creating fake work orders worth nearly ₹591 crore by falsely claiming that they could secure government contracts for Kumbh-related works. Two accused have been arrested from Jalgaon in connection with the case after allegedly cheating victims of around…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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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."
}