Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Hyderabad Police Bust Alleged Fake Work Visa Racket at Airport
Police in Hyderabad are investigating a suspected fake work visa scheme.
A woman wanted to travel to Dubai for work.
She says travel agents took her money and gave her false documents.
Immigration officers at the airport checked the papers and found they were fake.
She then reported the matter to the police.
In a separate case, another passenger arrived from Muscat with several missing passport pages.
Officials thought her documents were suspicious and handed her to the airport police.
Cases have been registered for further legal action.
Hyderabad police registered cases against four travel agents accused of defrauding a passenger seeking a Dubai work visa.
The agents allegedly collected money for a work visa, Protector of Emigrants certificate and medical tests.
The passenger was given fake and forged documents at RGIA before attempting to board a flight.
Immigration officials confirmed the documents were fake, prompting the passenger to file a police complaint.
Police also took action against a passenger arriving from Muscat with a passport missing pages and allegedly forged documents.
- Who
- Hyderabad police, four travel agents, and two passengers are involved in the cases.
- What
- Police registered cases over allegedly forged work-visa documents and a suspicious passport.
- When
- The first passenger was asked to go to the airport a few days before the report; the second passenger arrived from Muscat on Flight WY235.
- Where
- The incidents occurred at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, referred to in the report as RGIA and RGI Airport.
- Why
- The travel agents allegedly collected money by promising work-visa-related services and supplied forged documents.
- Cases registered
- Against four travel agents in connection with the alleged visa racket.
- First complainant
- Sangani Ganga from Andhra Pradesh.
- Intended destination
- Dubai.
- Services promised
- Work visa, Protector of Emigrants certificate and medical tests.
- Second passenger
- Shahjaihan Begum, who arrived from Muscat.
- Flight
- WY235.
- Passport issue
- Pages 9, 10, 11 and 12 were missing.