{
  "id": 8728014,
  "title": "Mumbai: 18-Year-Old Boy Dupes Four Devotees Of ₹3,400 Promising Quick Lalbaugcha Raja Darshan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/mumbai-18-year-old-boy-dupes-four-devotees-of-3-400-promising-quick",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T16:27:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-18-year-old-boy-dupes-four-devotees-of-3400-promising-quick-lalbaugcha-raja-darshan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai police have filed a complaint against an 18-year-old, Pranav Sureshkumar Yadav, for allegedly swindling four devotees of Rs3,400 by promising them a quick Charan Sparsh darshan of Lalbaugcha Raja during the Ganesh festival. The accused, a resident of Parel, was identified after a complaint from 20-year-old Iqbal Asamohammad Mansuri. Mansuri and his three friends had paid Yadav to expedite their darshan, but were left waiting for nearly two hours. According to the FIR, the group met Yadav near the Magnum Tower gate, who claimed he could arrange the darshan for Rs850 per person, totaling Rs3,400. After receiving the money and waiting two hours, the men found Yadav later in the crowd. Yadav allegedly admitted to having no arrangements or passes to facilitate the darshan and refused to return their money. The case has been registered under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Kalachowki police have registered a case against an 18-year-old man for allegedly duping four devotees of Rs3,400 by promising them quick Charan Sparsh darshan of Lalbaugcha Raja during the ongoing Ganesh festival. The accused has been identified as Pranav Sureshkumar Yadav, a resident of Parel. The case was registered following a complaint by 20-year-old student Iqbal Asamohammad…",
  "key_points": [
    "18-year-old Pranav Sureshkumar Yadav swindled four devotees in Mumbai.",
    "Accused promised quick Charan Sparsh darshan of Lalbaugcha Raja.",
    "Devotees paid ₹3,400, waited two hours, received no darshan."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}