Hyderabad, March 27 -- The US Embassy in India has canceled around 2000 visa appointments after it discovered fraudulent activities.

The embassy cited violations by "bad actors" and suspended the associated accounts.

Visa appointments cancelled after US Embassy in India conducts investigation

On social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the embassy wrote, "Consular Team India is canceling about 2,000 visa appointments made by bots. We have zero tolerance for agents and fixers that violate our scheduling policies."

An internal investigation revealed that multiple agents exploited the system using forged documents and automated bots to secure visa slots. Following the investigation, the embassy has suspended these accounts.

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