Click to play videoHyderabad: The alleged kingpin in the fake passport scam, Shakil, may surrender before the police on Thursday.
Shakil, a native of Bodhan in Nizamabad, contested a seat in the State Legislative Council recently as an independent candidate, and lost narrowly, by only 11 votes.
He later fled to London when the racket was exposed. The Hyderabad Police have summoned an ex-corporator of TDP, Muzaffar Ali Khan, for questioning.
Shakil's arrest may well throw up new names - possibly of more politicians - involved in the fake passport scam.
Another player in the scam, Rashid Ali - a travel agent - had surrendered before the police on May 3. He is believed to have made three calls to Muzaffar Ali Khan.
On Wednesday, a city court had extended Rashid's and Muzaffar Ali Khan's judicial custody till May 18.
Rashid Ali had gone missing when BJP MP Babubhai Katara was arrested on April 18. However, he resurfaced on May 3 and surrendered before the Central Crime Police Station in Hyderabad, claiming he was innocent.
"I have no connection with the Katara case. I received threatening calls, so I surrendered. I will say the same thing in court. The police will help me out," he had said then.
Rashid's name had come up during interrogation into the Babubhai Katara case. Sources say Rashid had been sheltered until now by a sitting BJP MLA.
From there he reportedly sent the media documents detailing the involvement of five MLAs and three MPs in the fake passport racket, which led to the arrest of two MLAs from Andhra Pradesh.
Muzaffar Ali Khan was also arrested the same day. On May 5, the police had filed a petition in the court seeking their police custody for further interrogation.
Meanwhile, rebel TRS MLA, Bapu Rao has also surrendered before the Hyderabad Police.
Bapu Rao, who represents Boath constituency in the backward Adilabad district, appeared at the Central Crime Station and surrendered.
The police had earlier booked a case against him based on the information given by Rashid during interrogation.
Another rebel TRS legislator K Lingaiah is already in judicial custody after his recent arrest in connection with the fake passport racket.
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