{
  "id": 838837,
  "title": "India secures return of fugitive drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya from UAE, Amit Shah hails ‘new milestone’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/india-secures-return-of-fugitive-drug-kingpin-virender-singh-basoya",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T04:14:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-secures-return-of-fugitive-drug-kingpin-virender-singh-basoya-from-uae-amit-shah-modi-govt-ncb-101786680810344.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Union home minister Amit Shah announced the return of the fugitive drug kingpin on Friday as he hailed the ‘milestone’ of ‘zero-tolerance against narcotics’.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "India news Live Updates, 14 August 2026: Fugitive drug smuggler Virender Singh Basoya to return to India from UAE, says Amit Shah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/india-news-live-updates-14-august-2026-fugitive-drug-smuggler",
        "published": "2026-08-14T04:15:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Fugitive drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya extradited from UAE: HM Shah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/fugitive-drug-kingpin-virender-singh-basoya-extradited-from-uae-hm",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:01:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}