{
  "id": 8907169,
  "title": "Pune: Another Cheating Case Filed Against Duo For Defrauding Medicine Distributor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/pune-another-cheating-case-filed-against-duo-for-defrauding-medicine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T11:01:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/pune-another-cheating-case-filed-against-duo-for-defrauding-medicine-distributor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pune police have registered a new cheating case against Sonali Laxman Girigosavi, 42, and Jayesh Vasant Jain, 41, for allegedly defrauding a medicine distributor. The duo purchased medicines worth approximately ₹63 lakh on credit from a wholesaler in Sadashiv Peth and failed to make payment, according to a complaint from Tony Anthony Fernandes, 73, the owner of Meena Pharma, a wholesale medicine store in Sadashiv Peth. The alleged scam occurred between March 6 and May 3, 2025. Prior to this, police stated the duo had been involved in similar fraudulent activities since 2024, with an alleged loss of around ₹18 crore. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has been assigned the investigation of these cases.",
  "summary": "Pune: An additional case of cheating has been registered against Sonali Laxman Girigosavi (42) and Jayesh Vasant Jain (41) for allegedly purchasing medicines worth nearly ₹63 lakh on credit from a wholesale distributor in Sadashiv Peth and failing to make the payment. The case was registered at Vishrambaug police station on the complaint of Tony Anthony Fernandes (73), a resident of Camp, who…",
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  "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."
}