{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_oqtldzeroeqioepd27qq","title":"Mastermind Behind Counterfeit Medicine Ring Nabbed In Bengaluru","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/mastermind-behind-counterfeit-medicine-ring-nabbed-in-bengaluru-oqtldzeroe","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_oqtldzeroeqioepd27qq","seq":386882,"kind":"article","title":"Mastermind Behind Counterfeit Medicine Ring Nabbed In Bengaluru","url":"https://www.rediff.com/news/report/key-accused-in-counterfeit-drug-racket-arrested-at-bengaluru-airport/20260928.htm","summary":"Police in Bengaluru have arrested Prashanth Rajan Babu, the alleged kingpin of an interstate counterfeit drug racket, at Kempegowda International Airport. Babu, who had been absconding in Azerbaijan, is accused of leading a network that manufactured and distributed fake medicines worth nearly Rs 5 crore.","published":"2026-09-28T07:28:29Z","seen":"2026-09-28T09:17:54Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-rediff-com-c3e55e","name":"rediff.com","domain":"rediff.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q140676","name":"Rediff","type":"website","country":"IN","designations":["software company","web portal","website"]}},"via":"kite-rediff-com-c3e55e","authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1355","name":"Bengaluru","type":"place"}],"mentions":3,"story":"st_oqtldzeroeqioepd27qq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.9200000166893005,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5199999809265137,"political":0.03999999910593033}]}