Hyderabad, June 9 -- A gang of four people was arrested by the Market Police and Malkajgiri Special Operations Team (SOT) on Monday, June 8, for cheating a woman passport applicant last year.

The accused were identified as Shivaratri Siddulu, T Venkatesh, V Ashwin Kumar, all residents of Addagutta, and P Deepak of Alwal. According to the police, the gang was active near the Secunderabad Passport office. They targeted applicants claiming to know officials who could expedite the passport application process.

In June 2025, the victim, Shaheen Sultana, approached the passport office to inquire about her grandson's passport application status. Saidulu approached Sultana and introduced himself as a broker and assured the woman that the issue ...