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Crime
US Consulate Complaint Sparks Arrest in Hyderabad Passport Fraud Case
✍️ Telangana Today
🗓 16 Aug 2026, 10:36 AM
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A complaint filed by the US Consulate has led to the arrest of suspects in a passport fraud scheme in Hyderabad.
The Hyderabad police arrested several individuals following a complaint lodged by the US Consulate regarding a passport fraud operation.
The arrest comes after authorities received intelligence that the scheme involved forging passports for foreign nationals.
Investigators say the suspects were part of a larger network that had been operating across the city.
The police have seized documents and electronic devices believed to contain evidence of the fraud.
The case is under the jurisdiction of the local crime branch and will be prosecuted under the Passport Act and related statutes.
The arrest comes after authorities received intelligence that the scheme involved forging passports for foreign nationals.
Investigators say the suspects were part of a larger network that had been operating across the city.
The police have seized documents and electronic devices believed to contain evidence of the fraud.
The case is under the jurisdiction of the local crime branch and will be prosecuted under the Passport Act and related statutes.