Two arrested for operating fake educational certificate production company

chennai: the central crime branch police have arrested two individuals involved in a fake educational certificate production racket operating across chennai, hyderabad, and nizamabad. the arrests followed a tip-off from u.s. visa authorities after ajay kumar bhandari from hyderabad submitted fraudulent educational and work experience certificates during a recent visa application process.during the investigation, authorities identified balandeswara rao (47) from hyderabad and kapse mahesh (49) from nizamabad as key operators behind the certificate forgery enterprise. the duo allegedly charged between ₹5-6 lakh for producing counterfeit certificates for individuals seeking to bolster their qualifications.led by inspector shijarani, a special police force conducted swift operations in hyderabad and nizamabad, arresting both suspects. the police seized computers, laptops, printers, fake stamps, mobile phones, and over 90 fabricated educational certificates, which were used in their illicit business. the arrested individuals are currently under investigation.