Hyderabad, June 25 -- The Cyberabad police here arrested two persons for scamming several people after falsely promising them long-term foreign visa extensions. The visa fraud came to light after one of the victims approached the police, following which an investigation into the case revealed the entire operation.

According to the Cyberabad police, the two accused have been identified as Arjun Reddy, 38, and Anjaiah Reddy, 45. Both of the, are natives of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, and have been charged under various sections including 66-D of the IT Act, 2000, for the visa fraud.

Arjun, who was the alleged mastermind of the scam, along with Anjaiah collected lakhs of rupees from gullible people by promising them to secure long term visa ...