The Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) police arrested Madasu Kumar, the operator of Riyan Visas and Immigration Pvt Ltd, at Lakdikapul on Saturday. He is accused of cheating approximately 100 aspirants out of Rs7.6 crore by falsely promising them visas to the UK, Canada, and Poland.
Authorities revealed that Kumar advertised his services on digital platforms and employed unauthorized agents to attract victims. He provided service agreements to give the impression of a legitimate process, later supplying fake job offer letters and certificates of sponsorship.
The applicants submitted these documents with their visa applications, which were subsequently rejected by the respective embassies. Some applicants were barred from entry.
In addition to Kumar, the police registered cases against other visa scam fraudsters, including Japala Shashank from Hexus Migration Consultancy in Somajiguda, Munamarthy Prashanth Sharma from Anaga Career Solutions in Himayatnagar, Rupesh Kumar Kudumula from Ray Seven Education, Muthyala Sandeep Reddy from Hope Stone Career Consultancy Pvt Ltd, and Maddali Tirumala Phaninder Kumar from SRN Global Visa Help Pvt Ltd.