{
  "id": 8959683,
  "title": "Ghaziabad Woman Arrested for Allegedly Cheating Navi Mumbai Businessmen Of ₹1.45 Crore In Mining Investment Fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ghaziabad-woman-arrested-for-allegedly-cheating-navi-mumbai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T15:30:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/ghaziabad-woman-arrested-for-allegedly-cheating-navi-mumbai-businessmen-of-145-crore-in-mining-investment-fraud"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 52-year-old woman, Neelam Sharma, has been arrested by the NRI police in Ghaziabad, Delhi, for allegedly defrauding three businessmen of Rs 1.45 crore. The accused couple, Neelam Sharma and her husband Harishankar Pandey, were accused of posing as operators of a large mining and transport business in Jharkhand and Punjab. They allegedly lured the businessmen into investing money in various business ventures, promising attractive returns. Sanjay Rai, a shipping businessman, was one of the victims who paid Rs 46.87 lakh in installments for a mining business, but the accused failed to return the money. Sharma allegedly threatened Rai with false accusations and violence if he demanded repayment. The police traced Sharma to Ghaziabad and arrested her after Rai's complaint. Her husband, Harishankar Pandey, remains at large.",
  "summary": "Navi Mumbai: A 52-year-old woman, identified as Neelam Sharma, has been arrested by the NRI police from Ghaziabad in Delhi in connection with allegedly cheating three businessmen of Rs 1.45 crore by promising them attractive returns on investments in mining and transport businesses. Her husband, Harishankar Pandey, who is also allegedly involved in the fraud, remains absconding and police are…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}