Hyderabad, Nov 11 (Maxim News): Police arrested three people for allegedly running a fake birth certificate racket through Telegram in Hyderabad. Investigators seized 70 suspected fake birth certificates and a computer during the operation.
According to police, the Special Operations Team (SOT) conducted surprise searches after receiving information about the illegal operation. The searches led investigators to three suspects allegedly operating the racket from Jeedimetla.
The accused were identified as Salim, Mohammed Yahia and Venkatesh. Police said the gang allegedly prepared fake birth certificates within minutes.
Investigators identified Mohammed Yahia as the alleged main accused. Salim and Venkatesh allegedly assisted him in running the operation.
Police said the gang used Telegram to receive and process requests for fake birth certificates. The operation reportedly offered certificates relating to different states across India.
During the searches, police seized 70 fake birth certificates and a computer. They subsequently arrested all three accused.
The accused were handed over to the Rasipuram Cyber Crime Police for further investigation.
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