Hyderabad, Aug. 6 -- Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Thursday, August 6, said it has launched an in-depth inquiry into the fake fire NOC (no objection certificate) racket after 56 fake certificates were uncovered recently.

It also dismissed a report from social media news outlet TeluguScribe that claimed HYDRAA was collecting Rs 6 lakh from colleges to issue NOCs. The report had claimed HYDRAA officials carried out a Rs 10.8 crore scam in the name of NOCs.

HYDRAA said it has started reviewing the NOCs of all colleges within the limits of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) after receiving a complaint regarding Haindavi Junior College's fake certificate. The college is owned by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leade...