{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_m2him4rlj5544coghnga","title":"CPM councillor Ajin faces Rs 10 lakh bribe charges","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/cpm-councillor-ajin-faces-rs-10-lakh-bribe-charges-m2him4rlj5","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_m2him4rlj5544coghnga","seq":1465176,"kind":"article","title":"CPM councillor Ajin faces Rs 10 lakh bribe charges","url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2026/Oct/03/cpm-councillor-ajin-faces-rs-10-lakh-bribe-charges","summary":"THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM councillor Ajin S, representing the Thrikannapuram ward of the city corporation, has been accused of demanding Rs 10 lakh from a landowner in connection with the development of his property. However, the councillor has denied the charges, terming the purported audio-video evidence released by the complainant “fabricated and edited”. Thirumala resident Sanju lodged a complaint with the home minister and city police commissioner alleging that councillor…","published":"2026-10-03T02:26:32Z","seen":"2026-10-03T02:37:42Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-newindianexpress-com-e3751e","name":"newindianexpress.com","domain":"newindianexpress.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1955025","name":"The New Indian Express","type":"newspaper","country":"IN","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-newindianexpress-com-e3751e","topics":["kerala","thiruvananthapuram"],"entities":[{"id":"Q757307","name":"Atlassian","type":"org"}],"image":"https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-10-02/4v22bc71/CPM-councillor.jpg?w=280","story":"st_m2him4rlj5544coghnga","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.8899999856948853,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7699999809265137,"political":0.7699999809265137}]}