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    "headline": "Indian-Origin Manjit Bedi Accused of $600,000 Fraud",
    "summary": "पंजाब पुलिस ने जालंधर में अमेरिकी सरकारी कल्याण योजना में धोखाधड़ी के आरोपित भारतीय मूल मनजीत सिंह बेदी को गिरफ्तार किया है। FBI की Most Wanted Fraudsters सूची में शामिल बेदी पर अमेरिकी Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) के तहत लगभग 6 लाख डॉलर की धोखाधड़ी का आरोप है। अमेरिका और भारत की कानून प्रवर्तन एजेंसियों के बीच सहयोग बढ़ रहा है।",
    "articleBody": "Manjit Singh Bedi, accused of fraud in a US government welfare scheme, has been arrested by Punjab Police in Jalandhar. This accused, listed in the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list, faces charges of at least $600,000 in embezzlement.\n\nAccording to the FBI, Manjit Singh Bedi was misusing government benefit cards under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through his grocery store in Tacoma, Washington, between March 2024 and June 2025. He swiped customers' EBT cards to give cash and kept about half of the benefits for himself.\n\nUS authorities have charged Bedi with wire fraud and fraud related to SNAP benefits. The FBI had announced a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.\n\nIn May 2026, the district court of the Western District of Washington issued a federal arrest warrant against Bedi. It is alleged that he fled to India by crossing the Canadian border by car.\nयह भी पढ़ें\nभारतीय मूल के मंजीत बेदी पर 6 लाख डॉलर धोखाधड़ी का आरोप\nस्वतंत्र भारद्वाज को हिरासत में लेकर आरोपपत्र दाखिल किया जाएगा\nOver 5000 Missing in Nepal Floods, DNA Testing to be Conducted in India\nKidambi Srikanth Secures Place in Quarterfinals\n\nPunjab Police arrested him in the Jalandhar Commissionerate area. The police DGP said, \"Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has caught the wanted fugitive in a case related to the US benefit scheme.\" He added, \"The aim of Punjab Police is to send a message to such criminals that escaping the law by crossing borders is not possible.\"\n\nThe FBI released the Most Wanted Fraudsters list in June this year to identify accused persons and raise public awareness. According to the agency, four accused previously on the list have been arrested.\n\nThe FBI stated that Bedi ran a store named Asian Grocery Store in Tacoma, Washington. The investigative agency alleges he misused this system.\n\nThe US investigative agency said that initially Bedi was allowed to appear in court without arrest, but later he submitted his passport and left Washington state.\n\nCooperation between law enforcement agencies of India and the US is continuously strengthening. In July, India welcomed the announcement of Operation Hardball, in which several members of organized crime gangs were arrested.\n\nA spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs said that agencies of both countries are working together to tackle terrorism and international organized crime.\n\nThis FBI list is an important means to get public help in catching fugitives and bringing criminals to justice\nGeneral John Walk\nManjit Bedi is accused of defrauding at least $600,000 in the government SNAP scheme\nUS authorities",
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