Hyderabad, Aug. 5 -- The city police have booked a case against eight private junior colleges in the twin cities for allegedly forging the signature of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) Commissioner AV Ranganath on fire no-objection certificates to secure academic affiliations from the Board of Intermediate Education.

The case was registered at Lake police station following a complaint from a HYDRAA Additional Director, who flagged the forgery after officials cross-checked NOCs referred to them by education authorities. Police have invoked Sections 337, 336(3), 340(2) and 318(4) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against the accused institutions.

HYDRAA is the authority empowered to issue ...