Eight junior colleges submit fake Fire NOCs to Intermedia Board; booked for allegedly forging HYDRAA chief’s signature
Eight private junior colleges in Hyderabad are facing criminal charges for allegedly forging the signature of the HYDRAA chief on fire safety certificates. The fraud was uncovered during a verification process conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education.
Why it matters
This highlights significant lapses in fire safety compliance and institutional integrity, posing a direct threat to student safety in educational facilities.
Criminal cases have been filed against eight private junior colleges in Hyderabad on allegations of forging the signature of the chief of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) A. V. Ranganath
The signature was forged on the Fire No Objection Certificates (NOC), the complaint made by HYDRAA authorities to the Lake Police Station stated.
HYDRAA has been authorised by the Director General of Fire Services to give Fire NOCs to non-high rise buildings, and several junior colleges are submitting their applications to HYDRAA, the complaint said.
The forgery issue came out when HYDRAA sought details of the NOCs submitted by junior colleges to the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE). Of the total 76 NOCs, eight were found to have been fake.
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